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Two sculptures by renowned Bermudian artist Desmond Fountain fetched a total of more than $17,000 at auction yesterday.
While one of the sculptures, a 22in model of a girl with a sponge entitled ‘Squirt’ was sold at the upper end of it’s expected ran...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government MP Marc Bean accused the One Bermuda Alliance of “playing the racecard” in electing black MP Craig Cannonier as party leader.
Mr Bean, who is also black, made the remarks while lambasting the OBA for using what he described as “racial rhet...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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Health Minister Zane DeSilva issued a robust response to Opposition criticism on his portfolio contained in the Budget Reply yesterday.
A statement sent to the media on his behalf defended the initiative to cap spending on the hospital subsidy and qu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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The One Bermuda Alliance would make it a priority to grow the economy in order to generate jobs, reduce the national debt and control Government spending, said Bob Richards in his Reply to the Budget Statement yesterday.
Cost-cutting measures, he sai...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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Delivering the United Bermuda Party’s Reply to the Budget, the party’s finance spokesman Charles Swan noted that he and Kim Swan are the only two remaining MPs elected under the UBP banner.
“We truly know the meaning of doing more with less as we con...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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Government spent nearly $52 million more than it expected last year, with hospital subsidies costing $18 million more than originally budgeted.
A supplementary estimate tabled in the House of Assembly showed revealed costs for the financial year 2011...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation took a big step back in time to the days of pirates and privateers who walked the plank yesterday to raise more than $125,000.
And ten percent of the funds raised will go to 16-year-old Nahge O’Brien, a student crew membe...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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The Opposition would abolish the role of “amateur” Tourism Minister, encourage foreign capital for waterfront development, hold a referendum on casinos and implement a short-term marketing strategy to revive the second pillar of the economy.
Shadow F...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Supreme Court trial of a couple accused of defrauding Government of more than $553,000 has been delayed due to illness and legal submissions.
The last time the jury heard any evidence in the case of Kyril Burrows, a former Buildings Manager at th...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Renovations to the headquarters of the Bermuda Society for the Blind are underway, with the intention of providing new opportunities for the vision impaired.
Speaking yesterday, a Society spokeswoman said that work at Beacon House began during the Ch...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
