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When you need to raise cash, no matter what government it is; no matter what politician proposes it, the fastest way to lose a popularity contest is to be the architect of tax increases. Trust me, no one, but no one likes to pay taxes.
But, present t...
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Islands tend to trap artifacts, not only inanimate ones, but living relics who find comfort in the delicacies of existence on an atoll. That is not to say that everyone on our beloved Bermuda is such a relic or that some are even alive, but we do hav...
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Bermuda Garrison Lodge, No. 580 on the Registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, has a new Worshipful Master for the next 12 months.
He is Wor. Bro. Derek Emery. His ordinary calling is that of Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Burrows Lightbou...
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Lela Sujani, 17, is Deputy Head Girl at CedarBridge Academy, has already been accepted into five universities and has been on the honour role for the majority of her scholastic career.
Lela, an S4 student, is also an avid artist, a member of the nati...
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A report by the Auditor General has scolded Government for purchasing services from companies in arrears with payroll tax.
Former Auditor General Larry Dennis' report for 2007-8 names and shames the employers who, at June 30, 2008, owed more than $40...
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People are always looking for signs that things are going to get better, or at least a reliable indicator that any misery they're experiencing will eventually end.
In winter, we turn to Punxsutawney Phil. It wasn't good news this year. Soon after the...
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A lack of control over bank accounts and failure to comply with Government rules and legislation were among the complaints in former Auditor General Larry Dennis' scathing last annual report.
Mr. Dennis' hard-hitting review of 2007/08 had its usual t...
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Tim Smith
I hope everyone who came out last weekend to watch the Invitational Youth Tournament had a good time. I know the weather wasn't the greatest but the kids from Bermuda, West Ham and St.-Etienne all really enjoyed it. I thought our boys did well since ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2010
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Clyde Best
A floating classroom with 64 people on-board has sunk off the coast of Brazil, but officials say everyone was rescued.
The SV Concordia tall ship, which has educated 20 Bermudians in it's Class Afloat programme since 2000, was 300 miles off the coast...
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The Hamiltonian Hotel and Island Club was almost half a million dollars in debt to Government for land tax in 2008.
Former Auditor General Larry Dennis' report states a total $1,607,873 was outstanding in land tax remittances in arrears for 2007-8.
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