10 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Budget" author Tim Smith
Bermuda’s parents are desperate for Government’s Job Corps programme to help put their children on the right path, Economy Minister Patrice Minors told a meeting last night.
Mrs Minors said the initiative — designed to give young people the skills to...
DATE: Nov 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Last year’s police pay award caused the Ministry of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing to overspend by $2.3 million, according to supplementary estimates tabled in the House of Assembly.
Government gave officers a retroactive 1.8 percent pay increase o...
DATE: Mar 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Families campaigner Martha Dismont called on Government to empower the community after seeing many charities miss out on Budget funding.
Sandys 360 was awarded $2 million in last Friday’s Budget to help pay for refurbishments, after Premier and Finan...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Job creation and training are key priorities as Government bids to revitalise the economy, Premier Paula Cox said yesterday.
The Premier and Economy Minister Patrice Minors both gave updates on a number of job-creating programmes and hinted at more t...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith hinted more preschools could switch locations as she aims to save cash without shedding jobs.
The Education Ministry received a budget of $134 million for 2012/13, up by five percent on the $128 million it was i...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The public were last night urged to help Government make the most of limited funds, as Premier Paula Cox warned her Ministers not to expect to get everything they want in next week’s Budget.
“The challenge for me with a Budget coming up is to deal wi...
DATE: Feb 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday said every aspect of Bermudian life is at risk because Premier Paula Cox’s Budget failed to tackle the economic crisis.
Describing her Budget as “nothing more than a plan to avoid a plan”, Mr Richards un...
DATE: Feb 26, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox's payroll tax reversal was an admission she got it wrong with last year's increase, Bermuda Democratic Alliance finance spokesman Michael Fahy said yesterday.
Mr Fahy accused the Finance Minister of a U-turn by dropping payroll from...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Programmes to help at-risk young people and small businesses were two victims of Premier Paula Cox’s cost-cutting Budget yesterday.
The Mirrors programme repeatedly heralded for turning around the lives of young men and women since its launch four ye...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox yesterday cut payroll tax, hoping to stimulate the economy and lead Bermuda into recovery from recession.
Reversing the unpopular two percentage point rise she imposed last year so payroll tax returns to 14 percent Ms Cox says she’s...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
