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The head of the island’s blue-collar union hit back yesterday after the shadow transport minister criticised the stalled implementation of a new bus schedule.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said the new schedule had be...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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In the third of a five-part series examining the impact of the ageing of Bermuda’s population, we look at government finances.
Bermuda’s burgeoning national debt is the millstone that impacts not just today’s generation of taxpayers, but will also af...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Hailstones pummelled the island yesterday after a low-pressure weather front brought heavy rain and lightning to Bermuda.
Michelle Pitcher and Gary Hall, meteorologists at the Bermuda Weather Service, said the island experienced hail once or twice a ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Fiscal Responsibility Panel report reviewed the evolution of the all-important debt/revenue ratio under different scenarios — and also included a projection based on the recommendations of the Tax Reform Commission being implemented by Government...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Schoolchildren should have a say on whether Somers Day should be renamed to honour Cup Match’s emancipation roots, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher said yesterday.
Michael Weeks, a former Minister of Social Development and Sport, was speaking a...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
The Governor took to the dancefloor at a music therapy session for seniors.
John Rankin was delighted to attend the event and see the difference it made in the lives of people living with dementia.
He said: “As I saw for myself, music and song can be...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Our oceans are linked intrinsically to the health of our planet. The sea sequesters much of the carbon dioxide that we have released into the atmosphere, thereby slowing global warming.
It regulates our climate and cools the planet, and it facilitate...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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An increase in taxes is far more likely to be in our future than meaningful cuts to government expenditures, with the exception of government’s intention to trim expenses by identifying more efficient ways of delivering on its obligations.
The island...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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Fine art photographer Gray Malin has had his name on The New York Times’ bestseller list and yesterday released his latest collection, a series of scenes celebrating “the lux, yet laid-back atmosphere” of iconic Bermuda.
Coral Beach & Tennis Club an...
DATE: Jan 30, 2019
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