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The public needs to support struggling local shops and businesses this Christmas, according to Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards.
While he said overseas shopping trips have almost become a Bermuda tradition, Mr Richards asked for people to gi...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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Both Opposition parties yesterday demanded to know when the police/court building will be completed and how much it's going to cost.
Government has not given a progress report since last summer, when Works Minister Derrick Burgess announced it would ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2010
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Government's failure to install CCTV cameras in crime hot-spots is just one example of its lack of “action-oriented leadership,” claims United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley.
According to Sen Dunkley, Bermudians are still concerned about...
DATE: Dec 02, 2010
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The Government has granted the City of Hamilton power to levy wharfage fees for 2011.
Mayor Charles Gosling added that more changes to the Municipalities Act could happen in the future.
Earlier this year the corporation protested against changes to...
DATE: Dec 02, 2010
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Opposition MPs have questioned Government's insistence on providing cars for Cabinet Ministers, after it emerged that Dame Jennifer Smith's own vehicle was converted for official use.
The former Premier said she turned down a car after she was appoin...
DATE: Dec 02, 2010
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With the last feedback from local businesses accepted yesterday at Consumer Affairs, proposed changes to the Consumer Protection Act are now approaching final review.
Changes to the 1999 Act includes include barring the following:
Coercive inducement...
DATE: Dec 01, 2010
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Premier Paula Cox last night said Bermuda needs to show it is tackling gun violence for the sake of international business and tourism.
Ms Cox said Saturday's double-shooting in St Monica's Road - coupled with the murder of Vaughan Allen in New ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2010
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Economist Robert Stewart says proposed pension increases for retired public sector workers, MPs and senators simply leave the average senior even further behind.The Royal Gazette yesterday.
The average benefit for retired civil servants, police,...
DATE: Dec 01, 2010
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The number of work permits issued in 2009 was 24 percent lower than the number issued in 2007.The Royal Gazette reported the number of active work permit holders in 2010 was eight percent lower than in 2009. There are 10,127 people on one- to fiv...
DATE: Dec 01, 2010
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Contracts will only be handed out through a consistent and fair bidding process, under new rules drawn up by Premier Paula Cox's administration.
Ms Cox yesterday said the new Procurement Office, under her personal watch, would provide transparency an...
DATE: Nov 03, 2010
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