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We all know that there is a time for everything, party politics included. In a democracy, there is a time to vote. In a dictatorship, it is always a good time to bite your tongue. In Bermuda, we are now officially at a place that I like to call “bath...
DATE: Mar 13, 2015
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I guess it was well below the political radar and not very interesting to the media, but the six-page press statement that Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy released a few days ago was evidence of good work right down where the rubber meets the r...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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During the first week of May 2015, this year’s municipal elections will be held in both Hamilton and St George.
After a three year absence, businesses have been given back their right to vote. In order for that vote to count, they need to take the i...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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Sir John Swan
Dear Jason Hayward,
While I’m not in agreement with the entire contents of your February 23 press statement [regarding the reduction in payroll concessions], I wholeheartedly concur with your sentiments expressed in the last two sentences: “Unless a...
DATE: Mar 03, 2015
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Glenn Fubler
Historically placed by the World Bank as being in the top-ten countries in the world for the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, Bermuda continues to be one of only a handful of countries in the world to have no minimum wage laws.
The ma...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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The Government’s 2015-16 Budget is a working plan to keep Bermuda moving toward recovery that meets people’s needs and gets government finances back on solid ground.
It’s a big document that addresses global issues, local economics, the needs of vari...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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At this moment in Bermuda’s history, the hospitality sector carries the country’s greatest hope for job creation and entrepreneurial opportunity. This was re-enforced in the Finance Minister’s budget speech where he repeatedly mentioned the tourism s...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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It’s steady as she goes. Government’s fiscal policy stance for the foreseeable future is one of debt reduction: expect decreases in spending as the primary weapon and increases in taxes in a supporting role.
The original plan called for successive an...
DATE: Feb 24, 2015
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May 24, Bermuda Day, marks the traditional start of our summer. The annual Bermuda Day Parade is enjoyed by thousands of Bermudians and visitors as both participants and spectators.
The Appleby Half Marathon Derby and Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race...
DATE: Feb 24, 2015
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Finance Minister Bob Richards spent almost two hours presenting the 2015-16 Budget yesterday. His Budget increased Government revenues derived from taxes ($55.4 million, or 6.3 per cent compared with the revised estimate for 2014-15) and reduced spen...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Howes
