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The Progressive Labour Party promised a “collaborative” approach to government as it elaborated on its election platform.
Leader David Burt unveiled the party’s “Agenda for a Better and Fairer Bermuda” on Thursday evening at the Young Men’s Social Cl...
DATE: Jul 08, 2017
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Over the past two weeks the Progressive Labour Party has held a few press conferences, and they have been notable for a number of reasons. The first thing that struck me is that the conferences have been high on rhetoric and low on solutions. Althoug...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Bryant Trew
“Mr Speaker, the PLP’s Agenda for Growth will reduce the cost of doing business in Bermuda, tackle income inequality, reform our tax system, diversify our economy, create jobs in Bermuda, harness technology, promote entrepreneurship, increase our glo...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Bryant Trew
To serve as the Opposition leader of Bermuda is an honour. I would like to emphasise the word “serve”.
To the voters who elected me: I serve you. To those who didn’t: I serve you. All my parliamentary colleagues will always be mindful of whom they se...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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David Burt, Premier of Bermuda
The ranks of the civil service have dropped by 12 per cent under the One Bermuda Alliance, compared with an increase of 20 per cent under the former administration, according to Michael Dunkley.
Speaking after Friday’s Budget, the Premier said the Go...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s debt mountain is addressed in the Budget Statement as Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, introduces increases in payroll tax, government fees and excise taxes on fuel, alcohol and tobacco.
Payroll tax increases to 15.5 per cent, with th...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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By ordering Apple to pay $14.5 billion (13 billion euros) in back taxes to Ireland, the European Union has created a somewhat farcical situation. Ireland doesn’t want the money, which amounts to more than four months’ tax revenue for the small nation...
DATE: Sep 01, 2016
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Discussions of a possible British exit from the European Union often centre on how the move would affect Britain itself.
It’s only natural, since British voters are the ones who will make the decision, and they care mainly about their own country.
T...
DATE: Apr 25, 2016
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Europe is gearing up for a summer of discontent. There’s the British referendum on European Union membership, a simmering refugee crisis and an increasingly desperate European Central Bank.
Taken together, this list gives reason enough to be fearful...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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Shadow education minister Lovitta Foggo believes Bermuda’s education system should take precedence over a new airport or the America’s Cup in light of the damning school reorganisation report.
While Ms Foggo said she could not place the blame for the...
DATE: Feb 29, 2016
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