13 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Budget" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Information Commissioner’s Office will host an event next week aimed at sparking discussion about the 2023-24 Budget.
Pati and the People’s Budget will feature Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, with Jamel Hardtman in an inter...
DATE: Feb 21, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Requests for proposals for island-wide CCTV system are expected to go out soon, according to the Minister of National Security.
Renee Ming, addressing the House of Assembly on the Ministry’s budget, hoped the system would help deter criminals and as...
DATE: Mar 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition Senate Leader has called for a change in how the Senate handles budget debates.
Ben Smith said that while the Opposition determines what ministries are debated in the budget debate and the duration of the debates, there is not always a...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Minister of Finance should cut taxes and fees for businesses to re-energise the economy, it was claimed yesterday.
Green-friendly projects, increased support for youth services, and breaks for charities that provide essential services, were other...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Budget showed the Government had listened to hoteliers’ fears over rising land taxes, the Bermuda Hotel Association said yesterday.
Stephen Todd, CEO of the BHA, said hoteliers were pleased that Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed t...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Union leaders lamented the state of the island on Labour Day yesterday, accusing the Bermuda Government of misfiring policies and misspending money when the people are struggling.
Hundreds of people gathered at Union Street ahead of the annual march,...
DATE: Sep 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Union of Teachers has joined the number of unions speaking out against a Bermuda Government lawsuit against Jason Hayward.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, formally launched a defamation lawsuit — to be paid for by the Government — ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government spent nearly $52 million more than it expected last year, with hospital subsidies costing $18 million more than originally budgeted.
A supplementary estimate tabled in the House of Assembly showed revealed costs for the financial year 2011...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s seniors gained little in Premier Paula Cox’s Budget for the coming fiscal year.
So believes former Bermuda Council on Ageing head Marian Sherratt.
She said she agreed with the rollback announced by the Premier on land tax and vehicle licenc...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
