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Bermuda trades union leaders have warned that the SAGE Commission’s plans to streamline Government could affect more than 1,700 jobs — and warned of a fightback if massive cuts are imposed.
The grim prediction came after the commission report recomme...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Bermuda Public Services Union launched the first in a series of ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions for members on how to navigate funds in tough economic times.
The series offers members a host of information on cost saving measures and financial plannin...
DATE: Oct 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert has joined calls for the unemployed to make their presence felt on Labour Day.
And he said his union will continue pushing for changes to some of the Island’s labour laws.
In a wide-ranging interview, ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Youth unemployment figured prominently as the Bermuda Public Service Union joined organisations around the world in observing International Youth Day.
BPSU acting president Jason Hayward said: “While this year’s theme is ‘Youth Migration: Moving Deve...
DATE: Aug 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Bermuda’s parents are desperate for Government’s Job Corps programme to help put their children on the right path, Economy Minister Patrice Minors told a meeting last night.
Mrs Minors said the initiative — designed to give young people the skills to...
DATE: Nov 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
One Bermuda Alliance MP Cole Simons has questioned the need for an in-house, residential Job Corps initiative in a small country like Bermuda.
Economy Minister Patrice Minors this week announced Harmony Club in Paget as the site of the Government ini...
DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Harmony Club has been chosen as the site for Government’s Job Corps initiative, and capital development costs are estimated at $6 million, Economy Minister Patrice Minors reported yesterday.
Operating costs of the planned residential programme are an...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Black Bermudians with the same academic qualifications as their white counterparts are still earning significantly less, according to Census statistics.
Median annual income for black residents holding a bachelor’s degree was $80,640 in 2010 — compar...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The training overseas of 17 Bermudian men as drywall mechanics was announced by Economy Minister Patrice Minors, as “an initiative deserving of public recognition”.
Ms Minors said Government had “come under increasing criticism of late from some sect...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Less than a handful of residents turned out for the last of a series of town hall meetings to discuss the 2012/13 National Budget at Victor Scott School on Tuesday night.
DCI head, Dwayne Caines, in closing out the meeting for the ‘faithful few’ note...
DATE: Mar 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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