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The PLP this afternoon attacked today's Budget as a Budget that will make everyday Bermudians suffer.
"Today, the OBA presented a budget that gave non-Bermudians and employers tax relief, while everyday Bermudians and seniors will see their cost of l...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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Finance Minister Bob Richards today announced plans to raise the debt ceiling to $2.5 billion — up from $1.45 billion — as he painted a grim picture of Bermuda’s finances with his first Budget Statement.
Mr Richards projected a “staggering” $331 mill...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Chronic staff shortages, a dictatorial leadership, and the promotion of inexperienced personnel to key positions are putting the lives of Bermuda’s firefighters at risk, according to the Fire Service Association.
In a damning assessment of departing ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Finance Minister Bob Richards will read his first Budget Statement in the House of Assembly today.
Plans for the next financial year, which starts on April 1, will likely include more borrowing and a new statutory debt ceiling that may be raised to j...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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A teenager yesterday pleaded guilty to the 2011 murder of an 18-year-old boy on the Railway Trail.
Malcolm Outerbridge was found mortally stabbed near his Warwick home on October 28, 2011, and died of his wounds in hospital.
Rashaun Codrington, who w...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The outstanding sporting achievements of Bradford City striker Nahki Wells were observed during a special presentation at Ruth Seaton James Auditorium yesterday for student athletes of CedarBridge Academy.
Family members of the footballer and Western...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The Island’s next Education Commissioner will be chosen from overseas as well as local candidates, in time for the coming school year.
The decision was made to ensure a credible pool of qualified applicants, Board of Education chairman Curtis Dickins...
DATE: Feb 20, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
East End Primary School is expected to reopen today after it was closed by a downed electrical pole.
The pole’s position posed a safety hazard and left the school without power or telephone service yesterday, a Ministry of Education spokeswoman said...
DATE: Feb 19, 2013
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Government has rejected a suggestion by the Opposition Progressive Labour Party that the middle school system should be dismantled as “radical” and disruptive.
Improving education depends on improving the quality of teaching and providing support to ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The proposed abolition of term limits and gun murders will be the impetus behind a protest march on Parliament by a group of concerned residents on March 1.
Marilyn Outerbridge, mother of murder victim Haile (Star Child) Outerbridge has called on res...
DATE: Feb 18, 2013
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