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Rising premiums for the civil service are a taste of things to come for the private sector, according to a new insurer specialising in plugging the gaps in coverage.
“We have already seen and heard in the press, during the furlough debate, that Gover...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Taxi drivers have expressed concern at the news that fuel prices will rise by five cents a litre from the beginning of April.
Finance Minister Bob Richards announced yesterday in his budget speech that the tax hike is expected to raise about $9.6 mil...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Two professional jazz musicians will tomorrow be performing alongside local artists and students at Warwick Academy’s annual Jazz Gala Evening.
Jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardener and saxophonist Albert Rivera will be performing with the Warwick Academ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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The Public Accounts Committee focused on the proposed redevelopment of the Bermuda airport yesterday, questioning Accountant General Curtis Stovell about his reasons for giving Government permission to enter into an agreement with Canadian Commercial...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Rebecca Zuill
“It makes a change from boring hurricanes,” was Governor George Fergusson’s reaction to his house being struck by lightning on Wednesday night.
He was entertaining relatives at Government House when they heard an almighty bang at 9.30pm.
Mr Fergusso...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Literacy should be a priority for spending in education in today’s Budget, according to the Bermuda Education Network.
Executive director Becky Ausenda claims that nearly all the education experts within the network, including education officers, pri...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Every week hundreds of containers full of fresh produce are loaded onto the Bermuda Islander and the Oleander in New Jersey to be carried across the Atlantic to the Island’s supermarkets.
Often the crews of the two vessels endure treacherous weather ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Downpours after a night of thunder brought flooding, road closures and outages around the Island, as high tides coincided with a rise in sea levels.
Mills Creek, a perennial problem spot, was so badly awash that area businesses may chip in to raise t...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Payroll tax relief should remain in place for retail and restaurant operations or jobs will be lost, say business owners who have put it at the top of their Budget wish list.
The Bermuda Government’s Budget for 2015-16 will be delivered today at 10a...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015
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Rebecca Zuill
