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direction the Island should go, Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan said as he opened yesterday's House of Assembly debate on the Independence Referendum Act.
Sir John said the world had changed during the recession as dramatically as it changed during th...
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controls, as had been widely predicted.
Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul announced that the ten percent foreign currency purchase tax would be abolished, and a single rate of tax -- 0.25 percent or 25 basis points -- would be applied to the purch...
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yesterday's Budget.
Complex Customs tariffs had become "a nightmare,'' and it appeared retailers had received "some assistance'' from the Budget, said Mr. Bobby Rego, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the sales division.
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From Page 4 As important as it is to upgrade the physical facilities of Bermuda's educational system, funding must also be found for a number of additional capital projects in order to ensure that other equally pressing community needs are met and t...
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banks will pay the highest bank fees in the world following increases announced in yesterday Budget.
The banks will have to pay the Government an extra $250,000 a year in licence fees -- up from $500,000 to $750,000 per year, according to the Budget ...
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yesterday morning.
The bus was carrying 12 children aged between four and eight years old. It was travelling just east of Warwick Academy at about 8.30 a.m. when it got sandwiched between two cars in a rear end shunt, a Police spokesman said.
Six of ...
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The Tourism Minister nailed his colours firmly to the mast for the first time in the raging controversy.
The Hon. C.V. (Jim) Woolridge told the House of Assembly: "I am opposed to the move we are taking at this particular time.
"I hope somewhere alon...
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Base closure was driven home.
Taxes on payroll, land, alcohol, and tobacco all went up in the Valentine's Day Budget as Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul sought to cover increased costs.
Motorists faced higher fees, as did banks, deposit companies...
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To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly, Mr.
Speaker.
In the twelve months that have passed since the last Budget Statement was presented to this Honourable House, Bermuda has moved slowly out of the worst recession ...
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Island's roads during yesterday's Budget Speech.
But the five-year plan announced by Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul is only the beginning of a programme that could last 15 years.
And it will mean all 140 miles of roads in Bermuda receiving much...
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