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Union leaders reaped “dire consequences” for the Island by winning inflated pay increases for workers, Bermuda Trade Union Congress past president Maynard Dill conceded yesterday.
Mr Dill said unions had been guilty of naive mistakes and a lack of un...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Tim Smith
Government is today expected to seek approval on overspendings on the hospital, health insurance, pensions and interest on debt throughout 2010-11.
The Supplementary Estimate for the fiscal year is a key item on the agenda for today’s House of Assemb...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
MPs reignited their fight over the Corporation of Hamilton last night as they approved legislation allowing Government to collect wharfage fees formerly levied by the municipality.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards said he was struggling to see wh...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Justice Minister Trevor Moniz yesterday asked what action has been taken to avoid a repeat of the Facebook Fugitive who escaped from prison officers.
Mr Moniz called for the results of the investigation into the Alvone Maybury incident to be m...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda Democratic Alliance MP Mark Pettingill clashed with Attorney General Michael Scott as MPs rowed over sweeping cuts to the Justice budget.
Mr Pettingill complained it was illogical for funding on rehabilitation projects to go down while recidi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Virtually all asset classes gave positive returns in 2010, said Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox yesterday as she reported on the performance of the Public Pension Funds.
At the end of last December:
- Contributory Pension Fund’s assets totalle...
DATE: Mar 09, 2011
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Tim Smith
Government overspent by $15 million on King Edward VII Memorial Hospital during the current fiscal year.
The House of Assembly will now be asked to approve that figure, as well as an extra $2.25 million spending on health insurance within the Ministr...
DATE: Mar 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Kevin Grant is this week replacing Armell Thomas as Bermuda Public Services Union president.
Mr Thomas yesterday revealed he is stepping down after six years in which he frequently clashed with Government and helped orchestrate one of the most signif...
DATE: Mar 09, 2011
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Tim Smith
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons asked what’s happened to Bermuda’s Blueprint for Education as he accused Government of making vague promises on reform.
Last April, then Education Minister Elvin James released a five-year plan to improve publi...
DATE: Mar 08, 2011
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Education Ministry cash was spent on programmes that weren’t supposed to receive it as staff abused the Government grants system, Minister Dame Jennifer Smith said yesterday.
Dame Jennifer pledged to tighten up controls as she explained how Education...
DATE: Mar 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
