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Government announced a major boost for home ownership yesterday by ending stamp duty on homes under $750,000 for first-time buyers.
And realtors believe the move, coupled with falling house prices, mean it's an ideal time to buy after years of high p...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Government has allocated $4.4 million to help low income families with day care costs as part of yesterday's $74 million Ministry of Culture and Social Rehabilitation budget.
The Child Day Care Allowance programme was launched last year with an initi...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Finance Minister Paula Cox believes that Bermuda is going into recession.
During her Budget statement yesterday, Ms Cox said she estimates the Island's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will fall by one to 1.5 percent this year.
That will be no surprise t...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Help for first-time home buyers and new health benefits for hard-up seniors were the key themes of yesterday's Budget as Government boosted borrowing to save off the worst of the recession.
Borrowing almost doubled from $90 million in 2007-8 to an ex...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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? Total debt jumps to $682.8m
? Tax revenue projected to rise to $969.6m
? Current account spending to reach $966m
? Capital spending to be $150 million
? Sinking fund to be used to pay interest
? Debt ceiling to be increased to $1b
? No tax increase...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Government is to create a website where contractors can bid for work on an "equal" footing.
The Ministry of Works and Engineering's $71 million budget for 2009-2010 will include funding for an Internet bidding system.
Deputy Premier and Finance Minis...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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This is the full text of the Budget Statement delivered by Finance Minister Paula Cox in the House of Assembly yesterday.
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly
Mr. Speaker
This is my sixth National Budget and it is...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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The convictions of Philip Bradshaw and Antoine Anderson for murder should send a strong message that violent crimes in Bermuda can and will be cracked.
That's the hope of Detective Chief Inspector Antoine Daniels, head of the Serious Crime Unit.
"You...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Firecrews were yesterday called to a Canadian naval vessel after a flare on board was accidentally activated sending smoke billowing above the ship.
Coastal defence vessel HMCS Glace Bay was berthed on Front Street when the accident happened.
It is u...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Somebody broke into a Longford Road, Warwick home while the owner was out on Thursday.
The burglar made off with a Pentax digital camera, a silver and black Dell laptop computer, an X-Box 360 video game system as well as some jewellery and cash.
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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