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The Department of Tourism's budget rose 19 percent this year, with the Ministry allocated an additional $6 million.
Tourism was given $38.1 million in this year's $1.2 billion Budget. It was given $31.1 million last year but only spent $30.1 million....
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Government is expecting the Island's economy to come out of recession and grow by up to one percent in the coming year, after it shrank by an estimated 2.5 percent last year.
According to the outlook for the Ministry of Finance's National Economic Re...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Jonathan Kent
Q. Can I expect my shares of Limited Brands Inc. to continue to do well? — BB, via the Internet
A. There are few limitations ahead for this retailer, whose portfolio of stores includes the dominant specialty retailers Victoria's Secret and Bath & Bod...
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Q: What if the mother is the rule maker, but the father doesn't agree with all the rules? How do you have a united front?
A: Rules are meaningless to children unless parents both agree. Actually, they're worse than meaningless because children learn ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Finance Minister Paula Cox yesterday raised payroll tax to 16 percent — up from 14 percent — as she attempted to get to grips with the economic crisis with a $1.2 billion Budget.
Critics said the working poor are being unfairly punished for Governmen...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Tim Smith
Hospital patient subsidy claims were the cause of a $15 million budget overrun by the Ministry of Health last year.
The overrun drove total spending to $194,803 million.
The subsidy claims ran up to $15,000,279.
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEM...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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'And now the last of the statistics: Bermuda has 250,000 visitors a year, one third honeymooners and three out of five on vacation. A survey reveals they like the friendliness, quiet, scenery and cleanliness. The average stay is one week. Three out o...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Education had its budget cut by almost $6 million despite Finance Minister Paula Cox highlighting children as Bermuda's future.
The budget for this year — $143 million — is $5.9 million less than last year's $149.1 million.
Ms Cox said the Ministry's...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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I was bit surprised to hear this week that Wayne Bridge is refusing to play for England if John Terry is in the side.
Everyone knows that Terry had an affair with Bridge's girlfriend – or I should say former girlfriend – and that the two players were...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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Clyde Best
Could it be that the worst is over? After all, Monday is the start of a whole new month with one-sixth of the year gone already. Now, in most people's minds, March tends to be a blustery month but what with what we have already had, can there be more...
DATE: Feb 27, 2010
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