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Two sculptures by Bermudian artist Desmond Fountain are on auction at Christie’s in London today.
‘Sit Boy Sit’, a patinated bronze model of a boy with a dog, 31 inches high, is valued between $4,700 and $7,800.
‘Squirt’, a 22-inch model of a girl wi...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Tim Smith
The Trade Union Congress and the Bermuda Industrial Union have agreed in principle to Government’s wage cut and pensions contribution proposal.
The Police Association is the only union which has not yet made a decision. A spokesman for the Police Ass...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Budget
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Tim Smith
The National Training Board has reviewed its student funding policies after sponsoring a group of Bermudians who suffered disciplinary and academic problems at a college in Barbados.
Four students were brought back to the Island by Government after a...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Education
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Tim Smith
Families campaigner Martha Dismont called on Government to empower the community after seeing many charities miss out on Budget funding.
Sandys 360 was awarded $2 million in last Friday’s Budget to help pay for refurbishments, after Premier and Finan...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Job creation and training are key priorities as Government bids to revitalise the economy, Premier Paula Cox said yesterday.
The Premier and Economy Minister Patrice Minors both gave updates on a number of job-creating programmes and hinted at more t...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith hinted more preschools could switch locations as she aims to save cash without shedding jobs.
The Education Ministry received a budget of $134 million for 2012/13, up by five percent on the $128 million it was i...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The ferry service between Rockaway and Hamilton will be reduced this summer, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday.
Five daily trips will take place instead of eight, said the Minister, while the supplementary minibus service to Rock...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Muslims and Anglicans are putting on a faith-based symposium in an effort to promote social peace.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bermuda is organising the event in conjunction with the Anglican Church and Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda at the ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Tim Smith
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox says the National Budget of $1.08 billion and associated economic stimulus measures should create a bridge of stability to an anticipated return to economic growth in 2013.
Government added $98 million to its de...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Buildings manager Kyril Burrows quit the Works and Engineering Ministry amid concerns over his irregular purchase of a 58-inch plasma screen television, high-ranking civil servant Robert Horton told a court yesterday.
Mr Horton, former Permanent Secr...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
