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Letters to the Editor

"Let job creators know they are wanted "

September 17, 2012 Dear Sir, There will always be the two extremes in life where there are those that sit on the throne and those that clean it. Neither extreme determines who the better person is, but circumstances of birth are not the deciding fact...
Sep 18, 2012
Other

"Bierman’s Concrete lays off six people"

A major concrete company has shed 40 percent of its staff in the past two months as the construction industry continues to reel in the economic crisis. Bierman’s Concrete Products has let go about six people as it struggles to find work, with owner M...
Sep 15, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Critical economic factors for Bermuda"

The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), which represents 22 global insurance and reinsurance companies with substantial underwriting operations on the Island, now employ 1,700 people in Bermuda including more than 1,100 Bermudians ...
Sep 14, 2012
Other

"Forum highlights damaging effect of term limits"

Bermuda’s term limits policy came in for heavy criticism yesterday in a debate that led one ruling party candidate to say he was “almost persuaded” by opposing arguments. At a lunchtime forum on regenerating the economy, co-host Sir John Swan told th...
Sep 14, 2012
Other

"Economist: Now’s the time to follow your entrepreneurial dream"

Entrepreneurs can follow the example of Bill Gates by forming a successful company amid the gloom of a recession, according to economist Craig Simmons. Mr Simmons said seismic changes are taking place in the way local and international businesses ope...
Sep 13, 2012
Other

"Richards: 'We can't keep going on this way'"

Soaring levels of bad debt at the banks show the net is closing in on numerous homeowners and businesses struggling in the economic crisis, according to leading businessman Peter Everson. And Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards urged Government to c...
Sep 12, 2012
Opinion Writer

"The OBA’s economic plans"

As the One Bermuda Alliance candidate for Pembroke Central, I have spent the past three months listening to people’s concerns and answering their questions. Walton Brown wrote an article last week asking for more details on “what the OBA would do if ...
Sep 12, 2012
Politics

"MP calls for more support from Government for local businesses "

Government must do more to support Bermuda’s businesses in order to build the economy and tackle rising debt, according to the United Bermuda Party. UBP financial spokesman Charlie Swan said yesterday that international businesses leaving the Island ...
Sep 11, 2012
Other

"Forum will examine the Island’s economy"

Sir John Swan and Larry Burchall will host a forum centred on economic recovery this Thursday. The forum, titled “Regeneration of Bermuda’s Economy,” is open to the public and will run in a two-part fashion. There will be an early afternoon session f...
Sep 11, 2012
Opinion Writer

"Regenerating Bermuda's economy"

Bermuda's economy in crisis Tourism contributing less to Bermuda's economy Don't expect food prices –to fall any time soon Government to allow access to pension funds for tenants in rental arrears Immigration policy–threatens recovery Lost dividends ...
Sep 10, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Looking for some compassions "

September 3, 2012 Dear Sir, I was amazed to return to the Island and read Premier Paula Cox’s summation of the country’s economic recovery! Does she think we have forgotten that on her watch, The Peoples Purse, melted away to someone else’s purse? I...
Sep 08, 2012
Opinion Writer

"OBA bereft of economic plans"

At Wednesday’s OBA press conference on the economy Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards and candidate Sylvan Richards detailed the impact the global recession has had on Bermuda. They went on to posit that our current circumstances have a clear “Made...
Sep 07, 2012
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