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Some key workers will soon be exempt from work permits and able to get permanent residency for themselves, their spouses and their children, Premier Paula Cox announced today.
The Premier told the House of Assembly those incentives will be offered to...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Moves to allow hard-up families to withdraw cash from their pension funds have won support from Bermuda Public Services Union.
But BPSU president Kevin Grant, who has been demanding more help for families during the recession, urged Government to kee...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Bermudians are more likely to point the finger at poverty-stricken families rather than work together to ease their suffering.
This is the view of Senator Kathy Michelmore who yesterday expressed her concerns about the lack of progress in tackling B...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Former Premier Ewart Brown and Government consultant Rolfe Commissiong are planning to set up a new health agency.
The pair are linking up with Ven Subramanian, the consultant who coordinated Dr Brown's trip to India last year, to create Bermuda Heal...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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Moves to allow hard-up families to withdraw cash from their pension funds have won support from Bermuda Public Services Union.
But BPSU president Kevin Grant, who has been demanding more help for families during the recession, urged Government to kee...
DATE: Jul 06, 2011
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Government and Bermuda Industrial Union have shaken hands on a 1.65 percent pay increase for workers to end their long-running dispute.
Assistant Cabinet Secretary Judith Hall-Bean and BIU president Chris Furbert took part in a signing ceremony at BI...
DATE: Jul 06, 2011
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Kim and Charlie Swan will fight on as United Bermuda Party MPs even though there’s little else left of the party other than hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt.
The only officer thought to still be in place yesterday was lawyer Ed Bailey, who is...
DATE: Jul 06, 2011
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Many young black men feel there’s no point enrolling at Bermuda College as it won’t give them the education they need to get good jobs, according to researchers from Columbia University.
Job opportunities are going begging because of the reluctance t...
DATE: Jul 05, 2011
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The Big Conversation on race should continue as some employers discriminate against black workers, according to researchers who investigated Bermuda's racial divide.
Columbia University scientists concluded Government should also introduce more pragm...
DATE: Jul 05, 2011
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Fines for illegal fishing offences will double to $50,000 after the House of Assembly passed amendments aimed at protecting Bermuda’s fish stocks.
Under the Fisheries Act, the Environment Minister can ban people from taking certain fish and using cer...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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