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Parliamentarians last night approved a bill allowing Government to withhold its contributions into the civil servants pension fund for a period of one year.
The measure frees up $31 million to be applied to the Government’s spending needs during the ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2012
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Developers on the old Club Med site have missed their deadline to start work on a new hotel, Opposition MP Charlie Swan claimed.
Mr Swan said a copy of the lease signed by developer Carl Bazarian, made available in response to his Parliamentary Quest...
DATE: Mar 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
People will have access to information on Government’s use of work permits through a database being set up in the new One Stop Career Centre.
Such information will help job seekers weigh up which careers are likely to give them most opportunities, Ec...
DATE: Mar 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
More than 100 people have made inquiries about homes at the Grand Atlantic complex since Government announced a 100 percent financing deal.
Public Works Minister Michael Weeks last night told the House of Assembly interest has soared following Monday...
DATE: Mar 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Government has hit the brakes on plans to make seniors pay to license larger cars from April 1 onwards.
Premier Paula Cox revealed the proposal is being “fine tuned” to make it “more compassionate” after being tackled over the issue by seniors at a p...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox’s proposal to cut legislators’ salaries will be discussed in the House of Assembly today.
The pay cut, of five percent, is to take effect as of April 1 this year until March 31, 2013 or when the general election takes place, whichev...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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An anticipated hotel development will not break ground until next year, Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert said yesterday.
However, he told the House of Assembly that the name of the “major” development would be announced next month.
“I called up the dev...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox last night tabled a resolution which would cut legislators’ salary by five percent for a year.
But the resolution tabled exempts retiring MPs and Ashfield DeVent’s name is listed with six other legislators known to be retiring from ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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A standardised 25 percent duty rate on imported personal goods was approved by MPs last night.
Personal duty free allowance for goods brought in through the airport will also increase from $100 to $200 per person under the Customs Tariff Amendment Ac...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The idea of a Tourism Authority reared its head again in parliament yesterday as Opposition members insisted it would do a better job at managing the industry.
Interim leader of the United Bermuda Party Kim Swan said that a Tourism Authority for Berm...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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