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Bermuda should heed what is happening in the Cayman Islands, where the Government is being compelled by the UK to raise taxes because of excessive debt.
That was the message yesterday from Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards.
Mr Richards said in a s...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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Anti-gang charity CARTEL charging another charity for use of White’s Island while leasing it for free is “unbecoming,” according to OBA MP Mark Pettingill.
“There may be a valid reason why the lease was granted to Pastor [Leroy] Bean’s charity, but s...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Amendments relaxing the 60-40 rule on foreign ownership of businesses in specific industries were approved yesterday by the Senate.
According to Senator Vince Ingham, the change would allow firms listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, or other designa...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors will be legally protected from paying car licence fees, but TCD will crack down on fraudsters seeking to take advantage of the scheme.
Senate yesterday approved the Motor Car Amendment Act, which enshrines in law the policy of not charging se...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A law requiring Bermudians married to non-Bermudians to purchase a licence before buying property has been rolled back by Senators.
While such couples will not require a licence to purchase their first home, as was necessary under the controversial l...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George’s Mayor Kenneth Bascome is mulling whether to run for Parliament in the next General Election, and expects to announce his decision within the next two weeks.
Mr Bascome told The Royal Gazette that he has been approached by the two main pol...
DATE: Jul 24, 2012
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Politics
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The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance yesterday criticised what it described as “poor judgement and careless behaviour at the highest levels of government” in the wake of the latest report from the Public Accounts Committee.
The PAC report, which was t...
DATE: Jul 24, 2012
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Politics
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High administrative costs are diverting key revenue away from healthcare, and contributing to a deficit for Government’s health insurance, according to the Opposition.
Figures released in Friday’s House of Assembly for the year ending March 31, 2010 ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The atrocity of rampant ageism has failed to get the attention it deserves during debate over the Equality Act, former Attorney General Phil Perinchief has claimed.
Companies forcing people to retire at 65 — casting them on the “dung heap of humanity...
DATE: Jul 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The House of Assembly passed a raft of legislation aimed at regulating various aspects of Bermuda’s financial institutions.
The legislation also boosts the power of the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), granting it the ability to impose penalties of ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
