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Bermuda seems to be in the early stages of an economic recovery, according to Minister of Finance Bob Richards.
“There seems to a nascent, fragile embryonic recovery in Bermuda,” Mr Richards told hundreds of business people gathered at the The Fairmo...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Former Chief Justice of Bermuda Sir Richard Ground, who presided over the Island’s Supreme Court for eight years, has died at the age of 64.
Sir Richard passed away on Saturday at his home in Grindleford, Derbyshire, following treatment for cancer.
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DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Annual Commemorative Service for Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, USN. January 5th, 1795 – February 22nd 1815. (Photos by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Feb 23, 2014
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The newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority has been handed a $23.1 million Government grant to fund tourism initiatives in the coming year.
That figure is $4.2 million — or 15 percent — less than the $27.3 million allocated to Government’s Bermuda De...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Budget underlined overspending by the OBA, Shadow Finance Minister David Burt said last night.
Mr Burt added that Government figures showed it had overspent by $45 million in its first year — despite wage concessions offered by trades unions.
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DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government is seeking private partners to help fund a major redevelopment of the Causeway and airport.
Finance Minister Bob Richards unveiled the news during his Budget statement yesterday.
Describing the plan as “the most strategically important, an...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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:
PUBLIC SPENDING CUTS
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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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
