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A wage cut and pension freeze for public sector workers has still not happened, nearly three months after it was agreed in principle.
Bermuda Trade Union Congress president Shine Hayward yesterday said talks are ongoing over the move which would save...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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A debate on Bermuda’s drugs laws could take place soon as Government presses forward with plans to adjust punishments for certain substances, according to Attorney General Kim Wilson.
And Senator Wilson said she has directed cautioning guidelines be ...
DATE: May 18, 2012
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Tim Smith
Three local vendors have won Government’s tyre contract in a move saving taxpayers $170,000, Premier Paula Cox revealed yesterday.
The Procurement Office reached out to companies who may have been unaware that the contract had been put out to tender,...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Tim Smith
Government is setting up a $500,000 retraining scholarship fund at Bermuda College to help people into jobs currently held by expatriates.
The initiative will target Bermudians struggling to find work despite their experience in accounting, informati...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Tim Smith
Government Whip Lovitta Foggo is leading an all-female delegation for a parliamentary conference in Jamaica.
The Bermuda branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is in Kingston for the 50th year of the island’s independence.
Ms Foggo, the...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Safe traffic zones are being set up at ten more schools as part of a Highways Section campaign to cut down accidents.
Pedestrian crossings near schools will be accompanied by advisory street signs, road markings, anti-skid road surfacing and flashing...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Union leaders hailed their solidarity yesterday as Bermuda Industrial Union announced it has joined Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
BTUC president Shine Hayward and BIU president Chris Furbert said unions would now have more strength as they will be ab...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Alleged fraudster Kyril Burrows suggested he was the victim of a personal vendetta by Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess, as he protested his innocence at Supreme Court again yesterday.
Mr Burrows made out Mr Burgess campaigned against him in his role as...
DATE: May 12, 2012
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Tim Smith
Blind former soldier Alan Burrows’ request for Financial Assistance to help pay for his basic groceries has been granted.
Government officials are now assessing the 78-year-old’s bid for cash so he can visit surgeons in America who may be able to res...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Tim Smith
Many elderly people can't afford the advice they need to ensure their financial assets aren't plundered by opportunists, an estate lawyer has warned.
Hil DeFrias said seniors often add other people to their bank accounts to help manage their complica...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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