Bermuda, like any western liberal democracy and capitalistic economic system, has the inherent and perennial antagonism of a clash between the entrepreneurial class and the labour or working class. To prosper, the capitalists increase prices, particu...
DATE: May 10, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Phil Perinchief
April 25, 2011
Dear Sir,
I write in response to the piece on the front page of today’s Gazette regarding the underfunded status of the pension fund.
It is true that the pension fund, despite very good investment gains most recently, is seriously unde...
DATE: Apr 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
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 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
When Belarus President Alexander Lushashenko came to power for the second time shortly before Christmas, a Bermudian played a small part in keeping the election fair and ethical.
Michael Markham, co-founder of the World Council on Spiritual Diplomac...
The Association of British Insurers said yesterday that the UK government must be careful in detailing its proposed changes in the taxation of foreign branches of UK companies, warning that the changes may not put into effect its desired outcome, acc...
DATE: Dec 10, 2010 | CATEGORY: International Business |
The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
The Ottawa (Ontario) Sun –on Canada's defence of Israel
If Prime Minister Stephen Harper had the oratorical style of a Barac...
New measures removing job inequities, prisoners paying some of their earnings to victims, and laws to stop extortionate price increases for staple goods are all part of Premier Paula Cox's plan for Bermuda.
As the Premier prepares to set out her visi...
DATE: Nov 05, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Taxes and scams seem to go together hand in hand. While the Internal Revenue Service has long been subject to individuals claiming that there is no law stating that they must pay tax, individuals who owe the Internal Revenue Service large sums of mon...
NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Google Inc. cut its taxes by $3.1 billion in the last three years using a technique that moves most of its foreign profits through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda.
Google's income shifting — involving strategies known t...
WASHINGTON — The Republican grab for Congress is being funded by a pack of wolves masquerading as a herd of sheep.
How sweet and innocent they seem, these mysterious organisations with names like Americans for Job Security. Who could argue with that?...
