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Berkeley Institute principal Phyllis Curtis-Tweed is set to resign at the end of the academic year, the school’s governing body said.
According to a statement, she made the decision to resign in order to pursue another professional opportunity.
Dr Cu...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lord David Waddington (1929-2017)
Former Bermuda Governor Lord David Waddington’s death last week was a loss to not only the worlds of politics and diplomacy, but also to the field of pop culture.
Lord Waddington helped to inspire the scheming politi...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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The public has been invited to the Queen’s Birthday Party — for the third consecutive year.
Previously only invited guests attended the celebration but two years ago Governor George Fergusson threw open the event to all residents.
This year the part...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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The Autism Early Intervention Centre has been voted Best Autism Treatment and Prevention Centre in the Caribbean by UK-based Global Health and Pharma Magazine (GHP) as part of its 2017 Social Care Awards.
Tomorrow’s Voices Bermuda Autism Early Interv...
DATE: Feb 26, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
A poignant ceremony celebrating the kindness shown by East End residents to US Navy Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, the last casualty of the War of 1812, was marked this weekend with the laying of wreaths at his grave.
Midshipman Dale died in 181...
DATE: Feb 26, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
The rise may appear to be modest: 56 more jobs existed as of August 2016 over those reported in the previous year.
However, the 0.2 per cent increase raised the tally of jobs from 33,319 in 2015 to 33,375 last year — the first increase seen in Bermud...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Banks, insurance companies and money service businesses will face a new financial services tax, generating more than $11 million per year.
The biggest hit will be for money service businesses, which will have to pay 5 per cent on their aggregated inc...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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Overseas corporations will end up paying a considerably higher fee to reduce their tax liability by running their business through Bermuda.
While the practice contains “nothing whatsoever illegal”, finance minister Bob Richards said the island had ta...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Bob Richards issued a stark warning on the importance of tackling the island’s debt and added that a casual attitude towards extra borrowing would be “irresponsible and dangerous”.
The finance minister made the comments in his annual Budget statement...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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Donald Trump’s plans to cut American tax rates is “a very serious risk” to Bermuda’s economy, finance minister Bob Richards warned yesterday.
Mr Richards said: “The threat level to our international model has never been as high or as imminent as it i...
DATE: Feb 25, 2017
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor