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ERROR RG P4 17.3.2000 Statements attributed to Development and Opportunity Minister Terry Lister, also responsible for Human Affairs, in a story on Thursday about a row over the legality of mandatory race reporting in the workplace should have been ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2000
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Bermuda Regiment second-in-command Maj. David Gibbons is set to step up to the top spot when Lt. Col. Patrick Outerbridge stands down in November, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
But it is understood that -- while the post has not been made part-time o...
DATE: Mar 16, 2000
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New regulations to ensure racial breakdowns in businesses are against the law, a top lawyer claimed yesterday.
And Tim Marshall predicted a legal challenge to the Commission for Unity and Racial Equality regulations could result in the new rules bein...
DATE: Mar 15, 2000
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Bermuda needs an army of new accountants to attack bungling in public spending and crack down on tax-dodging, independent Auditor Larry Dennis said yesterday.
And he added that even Government-controlled bodies -- such as the Stonington Beach Hotel a...
DATE: Mar 14, 2000
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Minister Grant Gibbons said yesterday.
And he called on Cabinet to re-think tough new proposals on work permits and mandatory reporting of the racial make-up of workplaces in a bid to cut bureaucracy.
Dr. Gibbons was speaking after exempted company c...
DATE: Mar 11, 2000
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A decision to look to Jamaica for Police recruits to beef up Bermuda's thin blue line has sparked controversy.
And ex-top cop and Government MP Wayne Perinchief said he would not support hiring officers from the Jamaican police -- who are armed at ho...
DATE: Mar 10, 2000
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A massive 25 percent increase in spending for the Ministry of Finance nervecentre was yesterday blasted by Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons .
And he said -- when Finance Minister Eugene Cox had called for across-the-board cuts of five percent in...
DATE: Mar 09, 2000
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A charm offensive by the Immigration Department is set to be launched, it was revealed yesterday. Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox admitted that many Bermudians saw the department as biased in favour of overseas workers.
She said: "P...
DATE: Mar 07, 2000
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The $2.2 million cost of the Premier's personal office was yesterday blasted by Opposition leader Pamela Gordon .
And the cost of travel last year -- a massive $602,000 compared to the original estimate of $313,000 -- as well as entertainment came un...
DATE: Mar 06, 2000
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Government MP insisted on Friday.
Delaey Robinson spoke out after Shadow Finance Minister Grant Gibbons said changes to the Payroll Tax could have the effect of businesses keeping employees in low-paid jobs to maximise breaks on the tax.
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DATE: Mar 06, 2000
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