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The payroll tax rise imposed by the Budget will "diminish job opportunities for Bermudians", a group of the Island's major international insurers has told Government leaders.
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) argues that the t...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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Just five percent of Bermuda residents want Government to take over the corporations of Hamilton and St. George's, according to a new survey.
Fifty-two percent said they were against such a move — with the rest undecided or not caring — in the Resear...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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In its survey for Save Our City, set up to stop the abolition of the Corporation of Hamilton, Research.bm found that people in Bermuda were overwhelmingly against any move to get rid of the organisation. Here are some of the comments from those surve...
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Reserves for the Government's Health Insurance Plan fell 57 percent last year.
Health Minister Walter Roban told the House of Assembly this was because the Health Insurance Department paid off its extensive backlog of claims.
The Department — which ...
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Graduates will be able to apply for the latest round of Government's JumpStart intern programme next month.
Premier Ewart Brown told the House of Assembly that the Cabinet Office would advertise the third year of the scheme in April.
Seven interns ar...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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The Ombudsman has made important slave registers public because the Bermuda archive management declined requests to do so.
In a press statement, Ombudsman Arlene Brock explained her reasons for forwarding the databases of the 1821 and 1834 registers ...
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Here are some of the comments from people responding to Research.bm's survey when asked: "What is the real reason for Government wanting to take over the municipalities?"
"I believe the present Government can't bear the fact that there are separate e...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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Bermuda has a backlog of up to 5,000 family law files in the Magistrates' Court and cases are too often not properly heard or determined, a seminar was told yesterday.
British judge Christopher Barnett QC revealed the figure — uncovered by a recent r...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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Health Minister Walter Roban announced yesterday the Department of Health reduced its budget by $98,000.
In the House of Assembly Minister Roban said $32.46 million out of a total health budget of $181 million had been allocated for the Department of...
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Plans to let people access their private pension funds won the backing of the Opposition last night after it emerged the legislation only applies to residents suffering extreme financial hardship.
Finance Minister Paula Cox said the National Pension ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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