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Premier Michael Dunkley has assured civil servants they will continue to be consulted on public sector reform — on the same day the Island’s white-collar union rejected proposals released by Government earlier this year.
The Bermuda Public Services U...
DATE: Oct 07, 2014
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Finance Minister Bob Richards insisted last night that Government would not write off any of the $35 million in state pension arrears owed by delinquent employers – despite comments to the contrary made by Premier Michael Dunkley.
Mr Dunkley told the...
DATE: Oct 02, 2014
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More than $35 million in pension arrears is owed to the public purse from delinquent employers — $20 million more than in 2008 when tougher penalties were brought in for those breaking the law.
A Ministry of Finance spokesman admitted yesterday that ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2014
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A senior officer at a publicly-funded quango is running a company which operates the private jet terminal at the airport.
Anthony Richardson, chief financial officer at Bermuda Land Development Corporation, is also the deputy chairman and a director ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2014
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Premier Michael Dunkley has admitted Government must do a “better job” of collecting state pension contributions from the thousands of delinquent employers who owe $35 million in arrears.
The Royal Gazette revealed this morning that the size of the d...
DATE: Oct 01, 2014
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Fifty years ago, Frank Cutajar planted hundreds of seedlings at the golf course which now lies at the Fairmont Southampton — and today those trees still frame the fairways.
The former golf course manager from Toronto has returned to Bermuda this week...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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The Premier, two Cabinet Ministers, a senator and the head of the Bermuda Tourism Authority have been in New York this week promoting Bermuda as a business and tourism destination.
Last night, Michael Dunkley described the meetings held there as “pos...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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Government has launched a search for Bermuda’s first freedom of information commissioner — offering a salary of almost $180,000 to the successful candidate.
An advert for the job of Information Commissioner has been issued by the Cabinet Office and t...
DATE: Sep 23, 2014
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Independent MP Terry Lister has announced his retirement from politics after 21 years in Parliament.
His decision, revealed at a press conference in the House of Assembly library yesterday, will mean a by-election for constituency 33, Sandys South.
M...
DATE: Sep 23, 2014
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Finance Minister Bob Richards claimed yesterday that his explanation to seniors for why state pensions can’t be increased was taken out of context, insisting that those who heard him speak would say: “This guy Richards really wasn’t as blunt as he ap...
DATE: Sep 18, 2014
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