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Disputes between two Government departments and the Bermuda Industrial Union grew yesterday, with Parks Department workers downing tools and ferry service remaining suspended despite an injunction.
In an e-mail to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy f...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
New ways of buying insurance do not generate as many jobs — but Bermuda has to keep its position at the cutting edge of the industry, Finance Minister Bob Richards said yesterday.
Mr Richards added: “Several Wall Street analysts have painted a rather...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Corporation of St George’s was just weeks away from being forced to shut down at the start of the year because of a cash crisis.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said the municipality’s financial situation “was at such a critical state” in Janu...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Wayne Scott, the Sports Minister, said the Budget revealed yesterday for his ministry “looks pretty good this year” despite taking a cut of almost $1 million.
Speaking specifically on funding allocation for Youth, Sport and Recreation, Scott said th...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Lawrence Trott
Hmm many years ago, my piano teacher and I would sometimes play music for four hands. I didn’t enjoy these occasions very much because when two people play in tandem, each must always be very aware of the other, of the time (beat count), and the plac...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Seniors’ advocates Age Concern issued “both a congratulatory and cautious response” to the latest Budget.
Executive director Claudette Fleming cheered the announcement of a $9 million boost to Government’s Financial Assistance programme which would h...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Dear Sir,
Here’s my two cents’ worth as to how local cricket might be considered being formatted for the upcoming cricket season.
I read a recent column by Clay Smith in The Royal Gazette in which he suggested that the Bermuda Cricket Board revert to...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Bermuda’s banks are a drag on the Island’s recovery from recession, Finance Minister Bob Richards said.
And he said the sector’s get-tough policy on lending and tiny deposit interest rates were “at odds with Bermuda’s national interests” — and added ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Island’s airport is set to be first to be moved out of Government’s hands, Finance Minister Bob Richards said yesterday.
Mr Richards added that the airport building — some of which dates back to the 1940s — was in serious need of upgrading, but t...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Earlier this month The Royal Gazette published a picture of the Gibbs House Lighthouse taken by a GoPro-equipped Blade 350QX quadcopter with attached camera.
Having been advised by Peter Adhemar, Head of Operations at Bermuda Department of Civil Avia...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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