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The One Bermuda Alliance is not philosophically opposed to privatisation of government services but has no plans to do so.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards stated his party’s position at a press conference following the Reply to the Budget in the...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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The Opposition yesterday renewed its call for an independent standards board for schools, as it accused Government of squandering the chance to radically improve public education.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards, in his reply to the Budget, said...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Industrial Union yesterday warned that privatisation of public services could be a “recipe to disaster”.
BIU president Chris Furbert told the media that while there are pros and cons to the idea of privatising public services, it was not ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Budget
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Government will have to wait a little longer to negotiate its pay cut and pensions freeze proposal with the Bermuda Police Association.
A press statement from the BPA yesterday said that it could not legally agree to the proposal which would see its ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Budget
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Families Minister Glenn Blakeney last night assured a town-hall meeting that abuse of the Financial Assistance system rarely occurs.
And Premier Paula Cox has urged Bermudians to take advantage of job training opportunities being provided by her admi...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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Budget
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A Government programme to send behaviourally challenged students overseas for treatment has seen its funding restored.
Youth Minister Glenn Blakeney said the Psycho-Educational Programme would see its budget restored to $3.12 million for the coming f...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Trade Union Congress and the Bermuda Industrial Union have agreed in principle to Government’s wage cut and pensions contribution freeze proposal.
The agreement was immediately praised by Kim Swan, interim Leader of the UBP. But the One Bermuda A...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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Budget
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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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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Premier and Government Ministers are to hold a public meeting tomorrow to discuss Friday's Budget.
It is due to take place at the Berkeley Institute Auditorium at 7.30pm.
A Government spokeswoman said: “Tomorrow's meeting will be an opportunity ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Budget
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Retailers, restaurateurs and hoteliers are breathing a big sigh of relief as Government’s Budget kept in place tax breaks for their struggling sectors.
Premier Paula Cox said the payroll tax concessions for the hotel, restaurant and retail sectors ha...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Budget
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