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Finance Ministry promises ‘every effort’ to get $85m ten percent of the 2013 estimated revenue
By Gareth Finighan
Government is owed a massive $85 million in unpaid taxes and has pledged to crack down on tax dodgers who “drop off the grid” in order ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Bermudians like to honour distinguished locals — but Beyoncé?
You might do a double-take at the new walkway at the National Sports Centre, and ask how it links us to the US superstar.
According to Facility Manager Trevor Madeiros, the sign, put up la...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Financial aid to be ‘adjusted’ to cope with demand
By Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of Bermudians on financial assistance has increased by around 400 in just over a year.
Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs Wayne Scott revealed yesterday th...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Bermuda’s Aquarium is to get a new roof, Environment and Planning Minister Sylvan Richards announced.
The job has been budgeted at $2.2 million.
“The main building at the complex is rather old, and it is important that we take steps now to secure the...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Bermuda’s regulations must be streamlined in the face of dwindling prospects for the Island’s construction industry.
Construction Association head Charles Dunstan said members were concerned one of the local companies might go under once the big proj...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda National Association of Social Workers (BNASW) will launch a new scholarship fund on Friday, in memory of the late Ida James in recognition of Social Work Month.
Described as one of the pioneers in the field in Bermuda, Ms James also earn...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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A 22-year-old who had sex with a “willing and eager” teenager was given a suspended prison sentence in Magistrates’ Court.
Ajani Albuoy-Lovell admitted having sex with a 14-year-old girl on three occasions between April and August last year.
Senior M...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Man gets probation for drowning aggressive dog
By Owain Johnston-Barnes
A St David’s man who drowned his dog after it killed a neighbour’s Pomeranian yesterday received two years’ probation.
Nasir Brangman, 24, pleaded guilty in December to cruelly k...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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New premiums for FutureCare will be decided in a matter of weeks, according to Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
But the Minister didn’t divulge details on how payments will be adjusted for the seniors’ insurance scheme.
In an overview of budg...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Economy and Trade Minister Patrice Minors referred a highly publicised labour dispute to arbitration “because it was politically expedient to do so”, it has been suggested.
Lawyers acting for KFC Bermuda made the remark yesterday during a hea...
DATE: Feb 28, 2013
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
