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Bermuda’s low-income workers are caught in “a reverse Robin Hood effect”, according to economist Craig Simmons — and the tax breaks in the latest Budget do not go far enough to pull them out.
On the other hand, Keith Jensen, head of the Bermuda Emplo...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
The Government is looking into occupational pensions to ensure the system remains “responsive”, but Charles Jeffers of Age Concern questioned “how in the world they are going to produce” with less people working in Bermuda to contribute funds.
A dec...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Social justice campaigner Martha Dismont has welcomed tax reform pledges to help the working poor, but warned they could also bring unwanted consequences.
Ms Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, described finance minister Bob Richards’s ackn...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Bermuda residents — no matter what their age — have been given the opportunity of “a lifetime” to crew on one of the tall ships which will visit the island later this year.
The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta takes place between April and Septemb...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Two research papers written in Bermuda have been accepted by the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
It is the first time research papers from Bermuda have been accepted by ABAI.
Tomorrow’s Voices Bermuda Autism Early Intervention Centre...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Berkeley Institute principal Phyllis Curtis-Tweed is set to resign at the end of the academic year, the school’s governing body said.
According to a statement, she made the decision to resign in order to pursue another professional opportunity.
Dr Cu...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lord David Waddington (1929-2017)
Former Bermuda Governor Lord David Waddington’s death last week was a loss to not only the worlds of politics and diplomacy, but also to the field of pop culture.
Lord Waddington helped to inspire the scheming politi...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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The public has been invited to the Queen’s Birthday Party — for the third consecutive year.
Previously only invited guests attended the celebration but two years ago Governor George Fergusson threw open the event to all residents.
This year the part...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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An American woman has been accused of stealing more than $55,000 from an elderly woman.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Melissa Burton, from Sag Harbor in New York, was also charged with abusing a senior by financial exploitation.
Ms ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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The Autism Early Intervention Centre has been voted Best Autism Treatment and Prevention Centre in the Caribbean by UK-based Global Health and Pharma Magazine (GHP) as part of its 2017 Social Care Awards.
Tomorrow’s Voices Bermuda Autism Early Interv...
DATE: Feb 26, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan