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Shadow Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin last night asked Premier Paula Cox to name the Cabinet consultants who have had their services axed after “unnecessarily feeding at the trough”.
The Opposition MP applauded the fact that the Cabine...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A reduction in spending on Cabinet Office departments in the coming fiscal year will not be as dramatic as Government would like us to believe, according to former Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons.
He told the House of Assembly last night that the 17 ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Opposition MPs last night urged Bermuda Industrial Union and Renaissance Aviation to resolve a dispute about seven sacked workers.
Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz said the “spectre of irresponsible action” was looming over the public after the B...
DATE: Mar 02, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A legal challenge against the appointment of a principal at a special school could be launched, The Royal Gazette understands.
A staff member at Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy, which has about 25 students with multiple physical and cognitive challen...
DATE: Mar 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
There has been an “outpouring of interest” from local construction firms wanting to help build Bermuda’s new hospital, a meeting heard yesterday.
Double the expected number of people about 350 in total attended a session at the Fairmont Hamilton Prin...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda Industrial Union leaders have threatened to hold a general meeting of all members if a private company which sacked seven workers doesn’t reinstate them.
BIU president Chris Furbert told a press conference yesterday he couldn’t predict what a...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A publicly-funded not-for-profit organisation aimed at helping Bermuda’s small business owners is sitting on $1.5 million in cash reserves.
And, according to Trade Minister Kim Wilson, the surplus money should ensure Bermuda Small Business Developmen...
DATE: Mar 01, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda Industrial Union leaders are threatening to hold a general meeting of all members if a private company which sacked seven workers last week doesn’t reinstate them.
BIU president Chris Furbert told a press conference this afternoon he couldn’t...
DATE: Feb 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Local companies interested in helping build Bermuda’s new hospital are invited to a meeting next week.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Kim Wilson is holding the session on Monday at 10am at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, in partnership with mai...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Employees could be worse off in 2011/12 than they were two years ago, despite Government’s payroll tax rollback.
Payroll tax for most jobs will go down from 16 percent to 14 percent, a reduction of two percentage points or 12.5 percent.
But employers...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
