Tougher tactics to curb bad driving have been announced by police.
Within hours of the announcement, a motorcycle rider was taken to hospital for treatment of serious head injuries, following a crash on North Shore Road, Devonshire.
Police yesterday ...
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...
Education has been spared budget cuts, with $145 million set aside for the year ahead.
Bermuda Union of Teachers head Mike Charles gave this year’s Budget a passing grade.
“We need all we can get,” Mr Charles told The Royal Gazette.
The figures alloc...
DATE: Feb 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Government has unveiled its fiscal plan to address what the Premier called Bermuda’s “financial tsunami” as Finance Minister Bob Richards delivered his first Budget Statement yesterday.
A new statutory debt ceiling of $2.5 billion, $330 million in ad...
The Opposition Progressive Labour Party has criticised the new Budget as a boon for non-Bermudians and employers while imposing hardship on “everyday Bermudians and seniors”.
“The OBA’s plan to increase the cost of bus passes and increase vehicle lic...
Cancer charity PALS lost its $56,000 Government grant in the 2013/14 Budget.
The majority of charities didn’t have their funding cut for the coming fiscal year; WindReach is set to receive a $10,000 boost to its coffers.
However grants and contributi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
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...
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 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Chronic staff shortages, a dictatorial leadership, and the promotion of inexperienced personnel to key positions are putting the lives of Bermuda’s firefighters at risk, according to the Fire Service Association.
In a damning assessment of departing ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
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...
