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Bermuda’s chess players did their bit for tourism at the weekend attracting scores of overseas visitors for an international competition.
Participants in the 27th Bermuda International Open Chess Tournament came from all over the world, including Uga...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Cutting payroll tax may help to staunch job losses but won’t necessarily create new employment, business leaders warned yesterday.
They welcomed the decision by Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox to drop payroll tax to 14 percent after increasing...
DATE: Feb 19, 2011
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Ministry of Education is refusing to say whether it has appointed a principal for Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy more than three years after the last one left.
Dr Dena Lister is listed on the Ministry’s website as principal but there has never b...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Three business leaders from Bermuda were in the capital of Bahrain when violence erupted there on Wednesday night.
Cheryl Packwood, Stuart Lacey and Belaid Jheengoor hosted a conference promoting the Island’s financial services just streets from wher...
DATE: Feb 18, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
A business delegation from Bermuda was in Bahrain yesterday as police clashed with protestors in the capital Manama.
Stuart Lacey, managing director of Altree Financial, captured a photograph of tanks rolling into the city as he fled the violence las...
DATE: Feb 17, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
According to her last boss, Tekania Swan is a “very bright and energetic individual who takes exceptional pride in her work” and is a “person of utmost integrity and honesty”.
The 33-year-old is described by the manager of the furniture store where s...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Dogs have been banned from the main ring at the Botanical Gardens due to problems with their mess sparking anger from dog owners who resent the ban.
The Department of Parks said this week it had been experiencing serious problems with dog dirt at the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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Sam Strangeways
Would you turn up to a job interview with a lollipop stuck in your mouth?
Or what about taking a friend along with you and introducing them to your potential new employer as your spokesman? You could even take your mom along to speak up on your beha...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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Other
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Sam Strangeways
Discourteous dog walkers who fail to clean up after their pets have led to the animals being banned from the main ring at the Botanical Gardens.
The Department of Parks said yesterday it had been experiencing serious problems with dog dirt at the Gar...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Businesses should be given tax breaks to encourage them to keep staff and create jobs as the economy continues to shrink, according to Bermuda Employers’ Council.
And Martin Law, the council’s executive officer, says Government needs to gather and ma...
DATE: Feb 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
