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Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members of the House of Assembly,
On the occasion of my first Budget Statement as Minister of Finance, it is clear that
Bermuda faces a daunting economic challenge in the months and years ahead. The Island
is experiencing i...
DATE: Feb 23, 2013
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Politics
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The PLP this afternoon attacked today's Budget as a Budget that will make everyday Bermudians suffer.
"Today, the OBA presented a budget that gave non-Bermudians and employers tax relief, while everyday Bermudians and seniors will see their cost of l...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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Finance Minister Bob Richards today announced plans to raise the debt ceiling to $2.5 billion — up from $1.45 billion — as he painted a grim picture of Bermuda’s finances with his first Budget Statement.
Mr Richards projected a “staggering” $331 mill...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce today said it was “encouraged by the refreshingly honest approach” taken by the Finance Minister to the Budget.
Peter Everson, Co-Chair of the Chamber’s Economics Committee noted: “The Minister did not sugarcoat the fa...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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Accountant Anthony Richardson has been appointed as Alderman for the Corporation of St George’s following a hotly contested election yesterday.
Mr Richardson, who was born and raised in the town, picked up 160 votes, seeing off the challenge of books...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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Rolfe Commissiong and Dennis Lister have been appointed Shadow Ministers, the Progressive Labour Party announced yesterday.
Mr Commissiong, the MP for Pembroke South East, is now the Shadow Minister of Workforce Development, while Sandys North Centra...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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Finance Minister Bob Richards will read his first Budget Statement in the House of Assembly today.
Plans for the next financial year, which starts on April 1, will likely include more borrowing and a new statutory debt ceiling that may be raised to j...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013
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Politics
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Veteran Progressive Labour Party MP Dennis Lister has dismissed reports that he intends to step down from the party and stand as an Independent.
And the party today said he’d accepted the post of Shadow Minister for Quangos one of a list of Shadow Mi...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Debate over the termination of term limits dominated yesterday’s Senate session.
Government’s leader in the Upper House, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy, said term limits would be recognised as “a job killer for Bermuda”.
Senator Fahy said he “wil...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
