6 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Economy" author Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The rate of inflation dropped slightly last December to 1.6 per cent, 0.1 percentage points down from November.
The price change refers to the standard basket of goods and services measured by the consumer price index compared to the same period in 2...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Shoppers paid 2.1 per cent more in June for goods and services than a year before.
And the Island’s inflation rate went up 0.9 percentage points from the 1.2 per cent measured in May.
Health and personal care notched up the largest increase year on y...
DATE: Aug 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Consumers paid 1.2 per cent more for goods and services in May than they did at the same time the previous year.
But the consumer price index dropped 0.2 per cent between April and May — despite an 8.5 per cent jump in the cost of healthcare.
Governm...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
More than 800 jobs were lost in 2014, according to Government statisticians.
The number of Bermudian job holders dropped by 671, from 24,504 in 2013 to 23,833 last year.
The number of jobs held by non-Bermudians, excluding non-Bermudian spouses and p...
DATE: Jun 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The number of work permits granted each year dropped by more than 6,800 in just six years, according to Government statistics released yesterday.
The report showed that the estimated number of work permits issued peaked at 18,131 in 2007 — but had dr...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Former Premier Alex Scott has warned that Budget cuts should not hit the most vulnerable people in Bermuda.
And he said savings could be made through more efficient Government — rather than through large-scale job losses or privatisation.
He added th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
