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An intrepid kayaker crowned “People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year” by National Geographic has praised the Island’s people for coming to his rescue.
Aleksander Doba thanked Jim Butterfield and the Bermuda Sloop Foundation as he was presented with th...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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David Burt, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Finance, attacked the efforts of Bob Richards in the wake of this morning’s Budget statement.
In a Progressive Labour Party released this afternoon, Mr Burt said: “In his third B...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Every week hundreds of containers full of fresh produce are loaded onto the Bermuda Islander and the Oleander in New Jersey to be carried across the Atlantic to the Island’s supermarkets.
Often the crews of the two vessels endure treacherous weather ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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A restructured banking sector is on the cards, Finance Minister Bob Richards said yesterday.
Mr Richards, delivering the Budget speech in the House of Assembly, said that banks were still not pulling their weight in helping to kick-start the economy....
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s crippling debt, the looming threat of redundancies and unpopular tax hikes may dominate news reports, but Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday insisted that there was room for optimism about happier times ahead.
Unprecedented investor in...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Tim Smith
The latest Budget was strong on debt-cutting but short on heart when it comes to Bermuda’s people.
This was the verdict from Martha Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, who asked: “How much are we actually investing in our product, which is ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
The British yacht club that Sir Ben Ainslie has teamed up with in an attempt to bring the America’s Cup back to Britain is led by a man whose family has close ties with Bermuda.
Christopher Sharples, the son of Sir Richard Sharples, is the serving co...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Taxes are to go up and spending is to be cut by $33.1 million — and Finance Minister Bob Richards warned that public sector layoffs could come this year.
The grim news came in the annual Budget statement, which imposed 3.5 per cent cuts across the bo...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Rising premiums for the civil service are a taste of things to come for the private sector, according to a new insurer specialising in plugging the gaps in coverage.
“We have already seen and heard in the press, during the furlough debate, that Gover...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Taxi drivers have expressed concern at the news that fuel prices will rise by five cents a litre from the beginning of April.
Finance Minister Bob Richards announced yesterday in his budget speech that the tax hike is expected to raise about $9.6 mil...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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