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Parliament will sit for three extra sessions starting this Friday in order for Government “to move aggressively” through its Throne Speech objectives, according to Premier Craig Cannonier.
In a statement released yesterday, Mr Cannonier confirmed tha...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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By Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier will be in Gibraltar this week to attend meetings with other Overseas Territories leaders.
The talks will focus on a Joint Ministerial Council meeting, which will be held in London in November.
Premier Cann...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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Government’s immigration policy is a “dismal failure” according to the Opposition Progressive Labour Party.
A statement from Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban yesterday lambasted the Government for what it said was a policy failure that had l...
DATE: Aug 29, 2013
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Finance Minister Bob Richards’ assertion that it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up Morgan’s Point has been met with scepticism.
For years, the public has been told that the cost to clean up the 240 acre brownfield site — left pol...
DATE: Aug 29, 2013
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Another round of public consultation is to take place before the SAGE Commission finalises its recommendations on improving Government efficiency.
Commission chairman Brian Duperreault told The Royal Gazette that SAGE will be seeking feedback on poss...
DATE: Aug 26, 2013
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The jury’s out on whether legalising gaming will make it easier to attract foreign investment to the Island, Finance Minister Bob Richards said.
While developers for high-profile projects such as Morgan’s Point and the waterfront redevelopment believ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2013
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Statistician Cordell Riley yesterday expressed disappointment at Finance Minister Bob Richards’ criticism of his jobs loss forecasts, saying his company has been making such predictions without fail for two decades.
“I was quite surprised and disappo...
DATE: Aug 24, 2013
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With 226 formerly unemployed Bermudians being hired in the second quarter of the year, Government is claiming a policy success story.
The policy which would give employers a two-year payroll tax holiday for new Bermudian hires became effective on Apr...
DATE: Aug 23, 2013
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Finance Minister Bob Richards insisted this week that recently released budget figures are indications for optimism about the economy — even if revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 are showing less than $300,000 increase over the same period...
DATE: Aug 23, 2013
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A parliamentary select committee established to review elections in Bermuda holds its first meeting today.
Opposition MP Walton Brown, who chairs the committee, is inviting verbal or written submissions from members of the public.
Other members are ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2013
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