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Building firms flouting the law by laying off locals before foreign workers are in the minority, according to the president of the Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB).
Labour Minister David Burch said this week he would take "decisive action",...
DATE: Mar 06, 2010
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Senators have approved legislation to grant Grotto Bay a tax concession on a $7 million modernisation and renovation programme.
The Hotel Concessions (Grotto Bay Beach Resort) Order 2010 will give the 200-room Hamilton Parish property a rebate of $50...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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Labour Minister David Burch has warned that he will take "decisive action" against employers who lay off Bermudians but keep foreign workers on the payroll.
He told the Senate on Wednesday that companies making job cuts due to the economic downturn h...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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Ever wondered where the Attorney General goes on a typical day? Now you can find out thanks to a "unique and revolutionary experiment" Kim Wilson is taking part in this week.
The Government's top lawyer is testing a GPS electronic tracking system whi...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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Government senators yesterday criticised the decisions they claimed led to Butterfield Bank having to raise millions of dollars in mostly foreign capital to avert financial crisis.
The bank announced on Tuesday that investors, including private equit...
DATE: Mar 04, 2010
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Government is to start conducting censuses every five years, Home Affairs Minister David Burch told the Senate yesterday.
He was speaking during a debate on two pieces of legislation related to the 2010 census, which were both approved in the Upper C...
DATE: Mar 04, 2010
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Race relations consultant Rolfe Commissiong has refused to comment on claims he told a member of Bermuda Democratic Alliance he "sounded like a house nigger".
Dueane Dill alleges that Mr. Commissiong used the insult during a "tirade" at the Olympic C...
DATE: Mar 04, 2010
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A two-hour power cut affected about 18,400 households across the Island yesterday morning.
A Belco spokeswoman said it happened just before 9 a.m. and was caused by a faulty monitoring component in an engine.
The problem forced out four engines in Be...
DATE: Mar 03, 2010
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A German tall ship sailed into St. George's last night just before 9.30 p.m.
The 140ft long Thor Heyerdahl is visiting the Island for a couple of days on its way from Havana, Cuba, to the Azores. The sail training vessel has 47 people on board.
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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A two-hour power cut affected about 18,400 households across the Island this morning, according to Belco.
A spokeswoman said it happened just before 9 a.m. and was caused by a “faulty voltage sensing relay”.
The problem affected four engines in Belco...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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