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Bermuda's unstaffed Washington DC office will have its activities strengthened this year at a cost to taxpayers of $320,000.
Finance Minister Paula Cox told the House of Assembly during her Budget presentation on Friday: "The September 2009 opening o...
DATE: Mar 01, 2010
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Past and present students of Dalton E. Tucker Primary School took to the streets on Saturday to celebrate an important anniversary.
About 100 people took part in a march from White Hill field to the school on Middle Road, Southampton to mark the 94th...
DATE: Mar 01, 2010
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DATE: Mar 01, 2010
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An additional 5,471 seniors will be eligible for the second phase of the Government's comprehensive health insurance plan.
In the national Budget yesterday it was announced that anyone over 70 and anyone who turns 65 this fiscal year would now be abl...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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–$53,519 million
Government's current account deficit
$1.25 billion
Government's statutory debt ceiling
$989.8 million
Government debt and guarantees outstanding
$38.4 million
Government's projected interest on debt for 2010/11
$144 million
The am...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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The budget for the Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce has remained static for the coming year.
Government has allocated $32 million for 2010-11, the same funding as last year.
However, the budget for the Department of Energy itself...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Financial assistance received the bulk of the Ministry of Culture and Social Rehabilitation's budget with $28.6 million — an increase of almost $300,000 on last year.
And child and family services received the second largest sum with $17.6 million, ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Cab drivers are to pick up savings this quarter with a payroll tax rebate, announced in yesterday's Budget.
Taxi operators have welcomed the exemption, which will save up to $500 for each full-time driver.
Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Paula Co...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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An extra five million dollars pumped into policing should pay dividends in the end, according to crime campaigner Marsha Jones.
And neighbourhood watch chairman Ivan Hendrickson, from crime-blighted north east Hamilton, believes the budget's focus on...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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The Bermuda Housing Corporation will extend its rent-geared-to-income initiative and will provide interest free loans for first time buyers.
The commitment by the Ministry of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing was revealed in yesterday's Budget, when i...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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