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Plans to let people dip into their private pension funds will be discussed today as Paula Cox's Budget looks set for more contentious debate in the House of Assembly.
Bermudians who meet certain criteria for hardship will have access to their pension...
DATE: Mar 10, 2010
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Tim Smith
They risk their lives to save millions of others by being in the eye of the storm.
Being struck by lightning and dodging tornadoes are just some of the daily hazards faced by the crews of the Hurricane Hunters.
"It's like a rollercoaster going throug...
DATE: Mar 10, 2010
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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 10, 2010
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Controversial payroll tax increases were passed by the House of Assembly last night, with the United Bermuda Party warning they could trigger the departure of international business.
MPs voted in favour of a payroll tax rise from 14 percent to 16 per...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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Legislation was passed last night to allow Government to resume payments into the sinking fund once again.
Last year, Government postponed its annual contribution to the fund, which was established in 1993 for the purposes of paying off long-term deb...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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An office to help Bermudians who are on the 'stop list' gain entry to the US will open in the first week of April.
The Visa Waiver Assistance Programme was set up to help persons deemed ineligible to enter the country and to encourage Bermudians agai...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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Driver, 17, is arrested
A 17-year-old Smith's man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and underage driving.
Police pulled him over at 3.10 a.m. on Monday while they were on patrol on South Road, Devonshire, near the junction with Brighton H...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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Bermuda's recently opened office in Washington DC will ensure the Island makes its friends in the US capital before it needs them, according to Premier Ewart Brown.
He told the House of Assembly yesterday that proposed US tax policies which could aff...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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Bermuda College had 358 full-time students last fall and 911 part-time students.
The numbers were revealed in Parliamentary Questions asked by Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons.
He asked Education Minister El James to provide the total number...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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Biker suffers face injuries
A Pembroke man suffered facial injuries after losing control of his motorcycle.
Officers attended the South Road, Southampton accident near the junction of Eastdale Lane at 11.55 p.m. on Sunday.
The 27-year-old Pembroke ma...
DATE: Mar 09, 2010
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