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Encouraging private industry to “step up too”, Mr Roban said Government had been a stimulator and a generator, not a “job creator”.
Over the past four years, he said, surpluses had not materialised, but “Government has still had...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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Environment Minister Marc Bean criticised the One Bermuda Alliance for suggesting things in the Reply to the Budget that Government is already doing.
His speech was punctuated by frequent heckles from Government MP Glenn Blakeney of “copycat politics...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government MP Marc Bean accused the One Bermuda Alliance of “playing the racecard” in electing black MP Craig Cannonier as party leader.
Mr Bean, who is also black, made the remarks while lambasting the OBA for using what he described as “racial rhet...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva issued a robust response to Opposition criticism on his portfolio contained in the Budget Reply yesterday.
A statement sent to the media on his behalf defended the initiative to cap spending on the hospital subsidy and qu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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The One Bermuda Alliance would make it a priority to grow the economy in order to generate jobs, reduce the national debt and control Government spending, said Bob Richards in his Reply to the Budget Statement yesterday.
Cost-cutting measures, he sai...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Delivering the United Bermuda Party’s Reply to the Budget, the party’s finance spokesman Charles Swan noted that he and Kim Swan are the only two remaining MPs elected under the UBP banner.
“We truly know the meaning of doing more with less as we con...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Government spent nearly $52 million more than it expected last year, with hospital subsidies costing $18 million more than originally budgeted.
A supplementary estimate tabled in the House of Assembly showed revealed costs for the financial year 2011...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition would abolish the role of “amateur” Tourism Minister, encourage foreign capital for waterfront development, hold a referendum on casinos and implement a short-term marketing strategy to revive the second pillar of the economy.
Shadow F...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda’s seniors gained little in Premier Paula Cox’s Budget for the coming fiscal year.
So believes former Bermuda Council on Ageing head Marian Sherratt.
She said she agreed with the rollback announced by the Premier on land tax and vehicle licenc...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
But Government defends its policies, saying it has acted with ‘prudence and restraint’
By Ayo Johnson
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards poured scorn yesterday on Premier Paula Cox’s argument that the National Debt is affordable, saying she is usin...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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