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The burden of the high costs of labour and doing business in Bermuda will be lightened for hotel developers by an extension of concessions, the Premier said.
David Burt, also the Minister of Finance, highlighted that some Caribbean destinations offer...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Reduced electricity bills could be in the pipeline if government revenue and expenditure pan out as predicted this year.
The pledge was one of several relief measures promised by David Burt, the Premier and finance minister, during yesterday’s Budget...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Employment opportunities in international business have grown in the past year as overall employment levels fell by 3.9 per cent.
David Burt, the Premier, said in his Budget Statement that the number of people employed in IB had risen from 4,240 to 4...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A family charity has honoured 14 graduates who completed a rigorous 11-month management programme.
The Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community helped the adult students to complete its 2021 Introduction to Non-profit Managemen...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Pupils can study a wider range of subjects with others from around the world after a school joined an international programme.
Saltus became the island’s first member of the Global Online Academy.
A spokeswoman explained that the network brought toge...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who insisted he would not pay thousands of dollars in traffic fines was remanded in custody for a mental health report.
Tazhe Bean, 27, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to riding an unlicensed motorcycle, riding an uninsured motorcycle, and...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Illnesses linked to environmental conditions more than halved in 2020, health statisticians have found.
A health ministry spokeswoman said the “significant decrease” in reported cases of some conditions may have been a by-product of the massive effor...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tickets for a raffle to raise funds for primary schools are on sale, the organisers said.
Pembroke Rotary Club hopes the virtual Children’s Fair Raffle event, with the draw held on March 12, will top the previous year’s take.
The club donated more th...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plan to promote domestic investment was announced in the 2022-2023 Budget Statement.
Under a section titled Bermuda’s Demographic and Population Problem, David Burt, the Premier, claimed the plan would boost employment while increasing the island’s...
DATE: Feb 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Welcome to The Royal Gazette’s live coverage of the 2022 Budget presented by David Burt, the Premier and finance minister.
The speech has just finished. We will continue to provide updates and reaction through the day.
DATE: Feb 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell