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Construction at the hospital has so far injected $35 million into Bermuda’s economy, with $125 million spent so far on construction orders.
And Bermuda’s hospitals have picked up high scores overall, from overseas surveyors and the Island’s own patie...
DATE: Mar 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Finance has spent more than $3 million on consultants this fiscal year.
Figures provided by the Ministry in response to parliamentary questions put forward by Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards show that between April 1, 2011 and Fe...
DATE: Mar 13, 2012
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Budget
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The Opposition has called for four-year re-registering to improve the accuracy of the Parliamentary Registrar, and for fixed term elections to be set for every five years.
These recommendations emerged in the continued Budget debate, as the reviews t...
DATE: Mar 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
By Owain Johnston-Barnes and Jonathan Bell
MPs approved more than $15 million in additional overspends from the 2010/11 financial year on Friday.
Government passed two previous supplementary estimates for the year last March, but the House of Assembl...
DATE: Mar 12, 2012
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Budget
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Senior’s advocacy group Age Concern said it is disappointed by rollbacks of policies supporting seniors, but more concerned about the effects of potential pension “holidays”.
In a statement, the organisation said: “We want the public to avoid the mis...
DATE: Mar 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Approved legislation to roll back land tax exemptions for some seniors will result in around 1,000 paying some land tax, according to the Premier.
Paula Cox said the move would increase revenue by $4 million dollars, while still providing tax exempti...
DATE: Mar 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Mirrors Programme will continue this year with a potentially even larger residential course, despite a budget cut.
Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday on the budget for the Ministry of Youths and Sport, Glenn Blakeney said the budget reduc...
DATE: Mar 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Powers of arrest could be granted to private security firm employees who protect Bermuda’s courts, it was announced yesterday.
MP Michael Scott revealed the news as he delivered details of the Ministry of Justice budget for the next year.
He noted th...
DATE: Mar 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Measures will be taken to cut rocketing legal aid bills while extra court hearings may be held at weekends to clear a backlog of unpaid parking tickets, MP Michael Scott revealed.
The news came as he detailed how the Ministry of Justice will spend it...
DATE: Mar 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Public Works Minister Michael Weeks vowed to put unemployed Bermudians back to work by putting more jobs out to tender for smaller contracting firms to get a piece of the economic pie.
That was one of the disclosures made during the debate on the bud...
DATE: Mar 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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