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Staff at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute have donated almost $800 to the Bermuda Red Cross (BRC) Hurricane Relief Fund for Haiti.
The money was raised last October through a series of events in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) and co...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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As expected, sport took a bit of a beating in Government's annual budget that was announced yesterday.
With Finance Minister Paula Cox setting Government departments a target of reducing their budgets by 10.5 percent, the Department of Youth, Sport a...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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News that there would be no tax hikes in the Budget was welcomed by business leaders yesterday.
Government will extend some tax concessions on capital imports for major building and renovation projects in the hotel and restaurant sectors as well as t...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Government will spend at least $2 million less on Policing this year, according to figures in yesterday's Budget.
The amount allocated to Bermuda Police Service has dropped from $62.8 million last year to $60.5 million for 2009/10, with reductions in...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Sam Strangeways
If you are looking for a seasonal absurdity that doesn't involve local politics,the Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society (BMDS) has just the ticket.
BMDS will perform 'Absurdities of the Season', comprised of two plays by European playwright Eugène Ion...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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No one said Finance Minister Paula Cox was going to have an easy time of this year's Budget.
A weakening economy that was sure to lead to a drop in estimated tax revenues combined with increased demand for social services is a murderous combination f...
DATE: Feb 21, 2009
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Are we all still here? If this gets printed then I'm presuming we weren't blown off the face of the earth by the 'wind' this week.
I understand that Monday's storm was not officially a hurricane, but I would like to invite the weather station personn...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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Ruining our reputation
February 18, 2009
Dear Sir,
I have just read about the recent insurance group which has chosen to redomicile, but not to Bermuda; the company has chosen Dublin.
The CEO was quoted as saying that Dublin was preferable to Bermuda...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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United Bermuda Party Deputy Leader Trevor Moniz has welcomed independent MP Wayne Furbert's call for large donations to political parties to be disclosed.
Earlier this week Mr. Furbert said openness was needed to make sure Government influence wasn't...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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The Contributory Pension Fund lost $342 million or more than a quarter of its value in 2008 as the fund was hammered by the global stock market meltdown, figures released by Government show.
And the Public Service Superannuation Fund — which funds pe...
DATE: Feb 20, 2009
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