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Declaration comes as $100 million in supplementary budget estimates are presented to Parliament
By Ayo Johnson
Finance Minister Bob Richards tabled close to $100 million of supplementary budget estimates in the House of Assembly yesterday.
But the ne...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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Opposition MPs yesterday called on Government to reverse course on its scholarship funding.
Speaking for the Education Minister in the budget debate, Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons said that Government has decided to restrict the annual...
DATE: Mar 12, 2013
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By Ayo Johnson
Televised proceedings of House of Assembly deliberations, more use of committees and additional resources for parliamentarians are on Randolph Horton’s wish list before he makes an exit from the legislature.
In his first interview sinc...
DATE: Mar 07, 2013
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The Opposition Progressive Labour Party yesterday called for a bipartisan approach to Immigration reform but insisted that granting status to permanent residents would be unacceptable.
In his inaugural Reply to the Budget Statement, Shadow Finance Mi...
DATE: Mar 02, 2013
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Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members of the House of Assembly,
It is a distinct honour to reply to the Budget Statement on behalf of the Opposition Progressive Labour Party. I am humbled to follow parliamentary giants like the late Honourable C. Eugene...
DATE: Mar 02, 2013
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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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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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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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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
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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Terry Lister lists grievances as he leaves PLP
By Ayo Johnson
Terry Lister, Sandys South representative, has resigned from the Progressive Labour Party to sit in parliament as an independent.
Mr Lister — who had once declared his unflinching loyalty...
DATE: Feb 17, 2013
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