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At yesterday's unveiling of the Progressive Labour Party election platform, the party's major pledges were:
• Interest-free down payments for 500 first time Bermudian homeowners
• Building more geared-to-income housing units, especially single unit a...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Tax breaks and concessions "excite the community and lead to development and happiness", Deputy Premier Paula Cox told members of her party yesterday.
And the Finance Minister promised that more would be on the cards if the Progressive Labour Party w...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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With luxury hotel chains, such as Jumeirah, Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis, looking to develop first-class properties in Bermuda, the PLP's manifesto commits Bermuda to increasing room inventory to 10,000 beds.
Government recently announced that St. Regi...
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And Alaska Hall was decked in green yesterday as a raft of pledges were made by the Progressive Labour Party leadership.
One couldn't help noticing the striking technological ambience that filled the room; video cameras, flat-screen TVs and the stage...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Treating businesses like pariahs rather than partners is harming Bermuda's hard-won reputation as a haven for international business, says United Bermuda Party candidate E.T. (Bob) Richards.
He said unless action was taken irreparable damage would be...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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A popular radio personality from the late 1960s has died in a single vehicle accident in Florida.
Edison Ible, also known as Ron-I or Pappa Ronnie, a broadcaster for both ZBM and ZFB, was travelling south along I-95 outside Titusville, Florida, headi...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Should the PLP form the next Government, Bermudians can expect funding for increased manpower in the Bermuda Police Service, apart of the party's commitment to law and order, their election manifesto touts.
And the PLP Government has cited its recent...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley last night hit out at a video posted on the YouTube Internet site in which a former narcotics chief alleges that he may have been involved in a drugs conspiracy.
The ten-minute interview with retired superintendent L...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Angry overseas tourism staff fear Premier Ewart Brown is trying to delay a new pay deal until after the election.
It comes after up to 30 staff based in New York, Atlanta, Florida, Toronto and London won the right to union recognition with the Bermud...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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Premier and Transport Minister Ewart Brown would be the first to admit that he's long held a dream of providing free rides on Bermuda's buses and ferries.
And yesterday the politician who holds Government's purse strings promised that it would become...
DATE: Dec 10, 2007
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