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A Foundation which had hoped to build an opera house in Lucerne Switzerland has been given the green light to continue with their feasibility investigations by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley, who was presiding over the case.
The Supreme Court case pitted...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Here is a selection of online comments made by Royal Gazette readers as they reacted to yesterday’s Budget:
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Alex Grimwood: “and when this government lowers the debt and gets us out the hole ... I guess people will still complain...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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One of Bermuda’s oldest residents, Clarice Reynolds Lindley, has died at the age of 104.
The accomplised violinist, who once met famed US composer George Gershwin, stayed active in later life and advised others of the benefits of doing so.
She played...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Disputes between two Government departments and the Bermuda Industrial Union grew yesterday, with Parks Department workers downing tools and ferry service remaining suspended despite an injunction.
In an e-mail to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy f...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
New ways of buying insurance do not generate as many jobs — but Bermuda has to keep its position at the cutting edge of the industry, Finance Minister Bob Richards said yesterday.
Mr Richards added: “Several Wall Street analysts have painted a rather...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Corporation of St George’s was just weeks away from being forced to shut down at the start of the year because of a cash crisis.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said the municipality’s financial situation “was at such a critical state” in Janu...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A subsidy hike for King Edward VII Memorial Hospital came as welcome news yesterday for the cash-strapped Bermuda Hospitals Board.
But rising costs — which Finance Minister Bob Richards in his Budget statement warned could bankrupt Government — have ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A series of writs have been filed in the Supreme Court in connection to allegations of corruption made against Premier Craig Cannonier and two Cabinet Ministers.
The first of the writs, filed yesterday, lists Premier Craig Cannonier as the plaintiff ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors’ advocates Age Concern issued “both a congratulatory and cautious response” to the latest Budget.
Executive director Claudette Fleming cheered the announcement of a $9 million boost to Government’s Financial Assistance programme which would h...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s banks are a drag on the Island’s recovery from recession, Finance Minister Bob Richards said.
And he said the sector’s get-tough policy on lending and tiny deposit interest rates were “at odds with Bermuda’s national interests” — and added ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
