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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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
Politics
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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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Other
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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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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Island’s airport is set to be first to be moved out of Government’s hands, Finance Minister Bob Richards said yesterday.
Mr Richards added that the airport building — some of which dates back to the 1940s — was in serious need of upgrading, but t...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Earlier this month The Royal Gazette published a picture of the Gibbs House Lighthouse taken by a GoPro-equipped Blade 350QX quadcopter with attached camera.
Having been advised by Peter Adhemar, Head of Operations at Bermuda Department of Civil Avia...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Soaring healthcare costs threaten to bankrupt Government unless the One Bermuda Alliance can put the brakes on “a runaway fast car”, Finance Minister Bob Richards said yesterday.
The Minister warned an ageing population is putting increasing demands ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Bermuda Audubon Society is seeking planning permission to create a nature trail at Seymours Pond and establish a long-term conservation plan for the reserve.
Society secretary Karen Border said the project, conceived as a way of marking the socie...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
