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Times are such that the economy is uncertain and the only likelihood of appreciable growth this year is in the garden, but even that can be a costly exercise, for we reap what we sow. As the old adage states, "we don't plan to fail – we fail to plan"...
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Energy Minister Terry Lister and his team at the Department of Energy deserve enormous credit for the Green Paper on energy that was tabled last week in the House of Assembly.
As a discussion paper, it is almost a model of its kind, laying out the is...
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It carries a simple but powerful message that slavery has an awful cost and the world should unite to end a trade in people that today still affects millions of people.
And now its message will be used to promote this year's Run for Freedom which wil...
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Most people take a few snaps on vacation and stick it in a photo album. Ann Smith-Gordon uses her holiday photos to raise thousands of dollars for sick Bermudians.
Over the last 23 years she has held an annual slide show of her vacation photos to hel...
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Importers who bring items into Bermuda that will be of advantage to the economy can now get a retrospective rebate on Customs duty.
MPs passed an amended law on Monday night giving the Finance Minister the power to grant a retroactive exemption from ...
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Bermuda is negotiating tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) with 12 countries in an effort to boost transparency as world leaders look to clamp down on secretive tax havens.
The Island already has three TIEAs in force, with the UK, US and Aust...
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Jonathan Kent
DEAR DR. GOTT: Two months ago, you wrote about dry macular degeneration, and I have to disagree with your comment that there is no treatment. Eight years ago, I was told by the leading retina expert in my area that I was going blind due to the condit...
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A man who killed his girlfriend during an argument is today beginning a 14-year jail sentence for manslaughter.
Ruth Binns, 26, died after a pre-existing medical condition that affected her breathing was exacerbated by an assault at the hands of Arno...
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Miles from shore in the open Caribbean Sea, cruise ships are dumping ground-up glass, rags and cardboard packaging. But vessels in other waters such as the Baltic and North seas are prohibited from throwing any solid wast...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - DSG International plc., the UK's largest electronics retailer, said it will reformat as many as 120 stores this year to revive sales, and shut more outlets to halt losses in Italy, fueling a 19 percent share price gain.
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