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Senators welcomed the creation of ‘one-stop centres’ for telecommunications services as they passed two bills reforming the industry.
Progressive Labour Party Senator Diallo Rabain said residents would now be able to get all their Internet needs from...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Businesses will benefit from scrapping a rule forcing them to hold annual general meetings, Senators agreed as they passed legislation designed to help entrepreneurs.
Government Senator Vince Ingham said the move, as part of the Companies Amendment (...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bills modernising Bermuda’s insurance and investment sectors were approved by the Senate yesterday.
The Insurance Amendment Act helps ensure the Island complies with the European Union’s Solvency II Directive; the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Regulato...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A change in Government is the fastest way to get Bermuda’s economy moving again, says the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
At a press conference called in response to Premier Paula Cox’s pre-budget report released on Monday, Shadow Finance Minister B...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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The Island has developed “a robust framework” to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, Justice Minister Kim Wilson told the Senate.
Bermuda’s regime is keeping abreast of standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government is considering reducing Betting Tax rates to stimulate betting transactions based in Bermuda.
According to the Pre-Budget Report, released on Monday, the tax may be reduced from its current rate to bring it closer to that of other countrie...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A contract for a one-year electronic monitoring pilot project for tracking suspects and criminals went to Bermuda Security Group for $235,000, according to Justice Minister Kim Wilson.
In a Ministerial Statement, Sen Wilson said funding for the progr...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rethink on the land tax exemption for pensioners could be positive if the correct measures are implemented, according to Age Concern.
Government stated, in the recently released Pre-Budget Report, it was reconsidering the current exemption in an ef...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government needs to finally confront the tougher factors behind the Island’s gang violence problems, MPs claimed in the House of Assembly.
Progressive Labour Party backbencher Ashfield DeVent said Bermuda needs a “real dose of honesty” as he implored...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former Premier Alex Scott urged his Parliamentary colleagues to ensure the Horton Committee’s report mirrors the success of the Pitt Commission by helping bring gun violence to an end.
In an impassioned House of Assembly speech, Mr Scott said the ans...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
