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Carpenters and out-of-work international business professionals can speak face-to-face with Economy Minister Kim Wilson at an event taking place tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
The Minister will hold special sessions for workers from both sectors after ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Bermuda Regiment will have one of the lowest numbers of recruits in recent memory this year: 80, exactly half last year’s number.
Budgeted wages for Bermuda’s defence forces were cut from $2.9 million to $1.7 million in the current Budget.
“It’s ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former United Bermuda Party deputy chairman David Sullivan is to run as an Independent candidate in the Devonshire South Central by-election because he says the party system is “broken and in dire need of repair”.
Mr Sullivan has declared his candida...
DATE: Oct 05, 2011
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Politics
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Public support for Premier Paula Cox has increased, but OBA deputy leader Michael Dunkley is just as popular, according to a new poll.
The Mindmaps poll conducted for The Royal Gazette found that 37 percent of registered voters have a favourable impr...
DATE: Oct 04, 2011
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Politics
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Premier Paula Cox is calling on people to pull together to help turn around the economic downturn and look to a more positive future.
Ms Cox says Islanders should use their fighting spirit to focus beyond the “bleak and grim” reality of the current ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2011
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Politics
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Residents will be able to ask questions and make submissions at City of Hamilton meetings, starting tomorrow.
The offer is open to all residents, not just those who live in the city or own businesses there.
Said City secretary Edward Benevides: “Our ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2011
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Politics
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Making returning travellers pay more Customs duty at the airport might help Government raise money, but is unlikely to help local retailers, according to Bermuda residents.
Duty for items declared by returning residents at the airport is to increase ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The temporary payroll tax relief granted to retailers on Friday may be given to other businesses too.
Premier Paula Cox revealed last night she had ordered a review of business classifications to determine if certain “customer-orientated” firms shoul...
DATE: Oct 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess is to attend the 2011 Conservative Party Conference in the UK next week.
The Public Works Minister and his permanent secretary, Robert Horton, will leave the Island on Sunday for the Manchester conference.
The pair will...
DATE: Oct 01, 2011
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Politics
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The One Bermuda Alliance is viewed by more than a third of voters as a genuinely new political party with fresh leadership and ideas, according to a new poll.
However, almost a quarter of voters think it is the same as the old United Bermuda Party in...
DATE: Sep 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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