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Increases to the tourism authority fee will not be as high as expected, the Minister of Economic Development told the House of Assembly.
Grant Gibbons said the hotelier’s tax for each guest would be set at 4.5 per cent and not 5.5 per cent as set ou...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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Politics
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Unaddressed inefficiencies in the Civil Service mean that it continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars unnecessarily, according to the former chairman of the Sage Commission.
“Bermuda would be better served if the Civil Service had proper acco...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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Politics
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Buses are not expected to run this morning as a labour withdrawal over immigration legislation continues.
The Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport yesterday afternoon announced that the bus service would be cancelled at least during the morn...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It has been a busy week for Treasure Tannock.
On Tuesday, the head of drama at Warwick Academy, 17, gave a speech on equality and female empowerment outside City Hall during Bermuda Women’s Day.
“I spoke about how women must teach their girls the sam...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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Junior home affairs minister Sylvan Richards detailed the 2016-17 Budget for the Department of Workforce Development, but left no time for debate.
While 2½ hours were scheduled for the debate, Mr Richards used the entirety of the time allotted to del...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian sisters Karli and Kara Smith have teamed up with an Israeli director for an upcoming web series set in Jerusalem.
After meeting at the Reykjavik International Film Festival in Iceland in October, the film-makers invited Yuval Shapira to the...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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A self-confessed heroin addict who burgled his co-worker’s home has been remanded in custody to Drug Treatment Court.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Martin Morris admitted entering a home on Spring Hill in Warwick on Thursday morning as ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on Pathways to Status, stating that it supports the legislation.
However, president John Wight said “simultaneous” efforts must also be made to address the social needs of the community.
“With the Chamb...
DATE: Mar 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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(Photographs by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Mar 13, 2016
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(Photographs by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Mar 13, 2016
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