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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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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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Two professional jazz musicians will tomorrow be performing alongside local artists and students at Warwick Academy’s annual Jazz Gala Evening.
Jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardener and saxophonist Albert Rivera will be performing with the Warwick Academ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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(Photos by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Complementary therapists are calling for yoga therapy and homeopathy to be included in the healthcare policies of local insurance companies.
Specialists Melanie Dupres and Joanne Wohlmuth are trying to persuade insurers to cover the therapies as par...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Health
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The Public Accounts Committee focused on the proposed redevelopment of the Bermuda airport yesterday, questioning Accountant General Curtis Stovell about his reasons for giving Government permission to enter into an agreement with Canadian Commercial...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
“It makes a change from boring hurricanes,” was Governor George Fergusson’s reaction to his house being struck by lightning on Wednesday night.
He was entertaining relatives at Government House when they heard an almighty bang at 9.30pm.
Mr Fergusso...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
