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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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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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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
Like millions of movie lovers around the world, Bermudian Mark Jones will be glued to the television for the Oscars on Sunday evening.
But the 33-year-old will have more reason than most to be rooting for Best Picture contender The King’s Speech, sin...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Union chief Chris Furbert today accused local footballing legend Shaun Goater of sacking workers at his airport services company because they joined the BIU.
Mr Furbert claimed Mr Goater and his business partner Nick Faries at Renaissance Aviation we...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Hundreds of people attended a public meeting to hear Cabinet Ministers quizzed on the annual Budget last night.
International business (IB), tourism, pensions, welfare, illegal workers and Ministers’ salaries were some of the issues which came up at ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Cabinet Minister in charge of the two main pillars of Bermuda’s economy is part-time but Patrice Minors insisted yesterday that wasn’t a problem.
Ms Minors, Minister for Business Development and Tourism, is the only member of Premier Paula Cox’s ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Taxpayers can quiz Premier Paula Cox and her Cabinet on this year’s Budget at a meeting this evening.
The town hall session will take place at Number Six Shed, Front Street, at 6.30pm.
Ms Cox will be joined by Ministers to discuss topics including th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
