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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
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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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
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell flew a total of 17 trips since taking office, with the Government fact-finding mission to Singapore running up nearly $50,000 in costs.
The tab for January’s trip was given in response to parliamentary questions by Sh...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former gang members are being given work to help out the community, thanks to an initiative by Habitat for Humanity Bermuda.
The group has quietly teamed up with the anti-gang programme Team Street Safe to fix up homes for needy families, free of cha...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has obtained an injunction from the Chief Justice to get striking Marine and Ports staff back to work.
However Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said the injunction was “premature”, and that union lawyers have been in court ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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Comparing Bermuda’s tourism experience with that offered by competitors is one of the tasks for Pat Phillip-Fairn, who has just been appointed by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
She will also look at current trends and identify development opportuniti...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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