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In a story in Friday’s newspaper, The Royal Gazette failed to seek comment from Marc Telemaque, in his capacity as former Permanent Secretary of Transport, to comments made by the Auditor General, Heather Jacobs Matthews.
In those comments, Ms Jacob...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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A Bermudian vet has won a court battle to have human rights commissioners hear her 14-year-old discrimination case against Government.
Dr Susann Smith claims she’s been unfairly blocked from gaining a license to practise on the Island. She became the...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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Although statistics don't track how much Bermudians spend online, it's no secret that many consumers take their shopping there.
Traditional retailers such as clothing and shoe stores may lose out, but small entrepreneurs such as jeweller Alexandra Mo...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
The Corporation of Hamilton filed a writ against the developers of the St Regis hotel near Par-la-Ville park last week.
Mayor Charles Gosling told The Royal Gazette he could not expand on the issue yesterday, as it was now a matter for the courts. Th...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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Businesses should be given tax breaks to encourage them to keep staff and create jobs as the economy continues to shrink, according to Bermuda Employers’ Council.
And Martin Law, the council’s executive officer, says Government needs to gather and ma...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Taxi drivers have begged Premier Paula Cox not to burden them with any additional taxes in her Budget on Friday.
The campaign group Concerned Group of Bermuda Taxi Operators made the plea as they outlined a lengthy list of concerns about the state of...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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His Royal Highness Prince Edward is to visit Bermuda next month.
Government House announced the three-day visit, from March 16-18, this afternoon.
It will be Prince Edward's third visit to the Island.
He first visited in 1992 and was last here in 20...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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Two women who smuggled almost $30,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda have been jailed for 18 months.
Desiree Burrows, 21, and Shaniqwa O'Brien, 20, concealed cannabis resin in their bodies before boarding a chartered flight from Jamaica to Bermuda on Ja...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
According to her last boss, Tekania Swan is a “very bright and energetic individual who takes exceptional pride in her work” and is a “person of utmost integrity and honesty”.
The 33-year-old is described by the manager of the furniture store where s...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
PartnerRe Ltd has estimated that it faces first-quarter losses of between $80 million and $100 million related to the floods and storms that have ravaged Australia this year.
The announcement came in a statement released after the close of regular st...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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