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Environmental groups will be hoping for a green budget that sees sufficient funds set aside to promote sustainable energy initiatives and preserve the Island’s parklands.
Finance Minister, Bob Richards is set to outline the eagerly awaited budget for...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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Politics
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A man seeking to overturn a judgment against his mother for unpaid phone bills has been chastised in Magistrates’ Court.
The Royal Gazette also came in for criticism for its coverage of the case.
Jose Beek, 40, of Harrington Sound Road, Smith’s, had ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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Court
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Training initiatives and capital projects in the Budget statement would be welcome news for the building industry, according to Construction Association of Bermuda president Charles Dunstan.
Mr Dunstan said he hoped to see Government continue to enco...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Financial Assistance faces a harrowing Budget tomorrow, with a $45 million cap likely — cutting it short of last year’s unprecedented $50 million.
But helping agencies across the Island see no end in sight to the rise in people who need support.
“Cu...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority last night defended its decision to grant a loan to a private company after questions were raised by Shadow Transport Minister Zane DeSilva.
“The Tourism Authority granted a request from the Whitfield Group to facilitat...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Bermudian Shakir Hodsoll goes back into the hospital today in New Jersey to have part of his skull reinserted, as he continues to recover from a horrific car crash last August that claimed the life of three others. The 25-year-old suffered massive he...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Tourism authority chiefs have pledged to focus on increasing the Island’s return on investment, whatever today’s Budget announcement holds.
Meanwhile, for the Bermuda Hotel Association, it is a case of “more of the same, please” as hoteliers hope tha...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Shoppers reacted with dismay yesterday to the news that the 10 per cent grocery discount will end after next week.
Lindo’s, Supermart and MarketPlace stores agreed to offer the increased discount on Wednesdays beginning in December 2013 as part of an...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Constituencies 32 through 36 of the Progressive Labour Party will be combining on a series of activities under the banner of “Unity in the Community”.
Constituency 35 MP Dennis Lister said: “Last year the western branches renewed our longstanding tra...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A special two-page spread promoting Bermuda is being featured in a commemorative edition of The New Yorker magazine.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) partnered with the iconic magazine to shape a multipronged, multiplatform campaign, including pri...
DATE: Feb 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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