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The Civil Service must be cut after the coming fiscal year, Finance Minister Bob Richards warned as he outlined the advantages of mutualisation or privatisation.
Staff lay-offs will be inevitable unless “non-core functions” are outsourced after 2014/...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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Soaring healthcare costs threaten to bankrupt Government unless the One Bermuda Alliance can put the brakes on “a runaway fast car”, Finance Minister Bob Richards said today.
The Minister warned an ageing population is putting increasing demands on h...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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The days of the 60/40 ownership rule appear numbered after Finance Minister Bob Richards declared it was blocking foreign investment which could restore Bermuda to prosperity.
In his Budget Statement, Mr Richards described the regulation — which guar...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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Now there’s even less excuse for being late with the flowers this Valentine’s Day.
Florist Demco is branching out today by opening a new satellite store, Demco To Go, in Church Street, Hamilton, aimed at making the flower buyer’s life easier than eve...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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Unemployed women hoping to re-enter the workforce will get a taste of the busy season at Demco, thanks to a partnership with Government’s Community Driven Development programme.
The florist has recruited ten CDD volunteers to deliver flowers on foot ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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After witnessing poverty and deprivation first-hand, Andrew O’Brien is hoping to make a difference through his remarkable running challenge.
O’Brien, a newcomer to distance running, is aiming to complete 12 marathons in 12 months to raise cash for th...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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Gone are the days when installing a solar panel at your home probably meant you were an environmentalist doing your bit to save the earth.
Today, a broad range of professionals are going solar for the sake of their bank balances, according to renewab...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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The Progressive Labour Party has a marginal lead over the One Bermuda Alliance, according to a new poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
And Opposition Leader Marc Bean enjoys a ten point lead over Premier Craig Cannonier in the survey carried out ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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Three out of four voters believe the business community is not sacrificing enough during the economic crisis.
According to a poll by Mindmaps, 76 percent of people do not think business is “doing all it can to share sacrifices” in the recession.
Just...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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Two-thirds of voters want to cut Cabinet from 13 to eight Ministers, according to a new poll.
Sixty-seven percent of people want Government to take up the SAGE Commission’s recommendation to reduce Cabinet by five, with 26 percent preferring the curr...
DATE: Dec 02, 2013
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