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Government recently tabled amendments to the Government Loans Act to support borrowing for multiyear budgets.
The Government Loans Amendment Bill 2013, tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday, requires any money borrowed by Government in excess of ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Peaceful change was celebrated by more than 100 people at Queen Elizabeth Park at an event hosted by the community group Imagine Bermuda.
The gathering yesterday marked the 54th anniversary of the 1959 Theatre Boycott, which was launched by the Progr...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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A Sandys teen has raised $1,000 in aid of her school — with a little help from her mother.
Aspiro Cannonier, 13, took it upon herself to help Sandys Secondary Middle School after it emerged from PTA meetings that money would be welcome for basic ever...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
You get your motor running, you head out on the highway — a giant black bear appears from nowhere, rears itself on its hind legs, and won’t let you past.
Sound unlikely? Not if your motor is running in the Arctic Circle.
This was one of the many exp...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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The Media Council of Bermuda has announced a new guide for journalists in Bermuda reporting on race.
The guide, entitled ‘Reporting on Race — A Guide for Media Professionals’, was funded by the Colorado-based Aspen Institute.
The guide lists 11 guide...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public transport schedules ground to a halt for almost three hours yesterday after Government staff attended a union meeting to discuss a new employment contract.
There was standing room only at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on King Street, where...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
A proposed two-dwelling residential building on Oleander Lane, Devonshire, has been given the go-ahead, despite the objections of neighbours.
Plans for the split level building, intended for an empty lot were first submitted last May by the Maknes Tr...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Record unemployment has prompted a surge in the number of complaints filed on the confidential Immigration Hotline where alleged work permit violations top the list.
The vast majority of the complaints centres around guest workers working without a w...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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Some of the Island’s top maths whizzes should find it easier to balance their budget books when they head off to university in September — thanks to some financial support from Belco.
The Bermuda Electric Light Company has presented seven graduating...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Bus and ferry services will be suspended for three hours today for a BIU meeting.
A Government spokesman said: “Please be advised that the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) has called a Membership Meeting for Tuesday, July 2 at 10am at the Seventh Day A...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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