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The meaning of corporate citizenship is being transferred from the boardroom to the streets and, starting today, eight secondary schools will join forces with nine charities for a month-long project.
Leading reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. has launched its ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2007
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A former chairman of Bermuda College is calling for it to be dismantled after it was revealed that fewer than 300 full time students enrolled this semester.
Nalton Brangman, who was sacked as chairman of the board of governors in September last year,...
DATE: Oct 03, 2007
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Bermuda's Constitution would be violated by a proposed new law forcing companies to hire and promote blacks, according to lawyer Tim Marshall.
Fining companies $50,000 for blocking the progress of blacks would be discriminative — and therefore ruled ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2007
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Progressive Labour Party MP Jamahl Simmons has welcomed Government's plans to force companies to improve the lot of black Bermudian employees after claiming international business preferred whites.
The Workforce Equity Act 2007 will give the Commissi...
DATE: Oct 03, 2007
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicked off yesterday as team members, sponsors and the Minister of Health announced upcoming events.
The press conference, hosted by Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, took place at noon inside the City Hall Lobby with te...
DATE: Oct 02, 2007
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One of Bermuda's greatest educators was honoured yesterday as the school which she led for more than three decades was renamed after her.
Southampton Glebe Primary School became the Dalton E. Tucker Primary School thanks to a proposal from the class ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2007
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The fourth annual Sportsmanship presentation ceremony proved to be a significant social and cultural event at the Manchester Unity Hall in Hamilton.
The Bermuda Friendly Societies Association (BFSA) instituted the award to reaffirm and perpetuate the...
DATE: Sep 30, 2007
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BUSINESS chiefs have expressed a mixture of caution, concern and outrage at Government plans to impose quotas on employers.
A number of business organisations, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Bermuda Employers' Council, and the Association of ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2007
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Gareth Finighan
WHILE cricket and football have been bankrolled to the tune of $26 million by Government, some of Bermuda's other sports are feeling left out in the cold. And although Sports Minister Randy Horton said he understands their frustration, he added that ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2007
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International athletes and local dignitaries served up a treat for young tennis fans yesterday.
Hundreds of schoolchildren got the chance to mingle with stars such as boxing champion Laila Ali — daughter of the legendary Muhammad Ali — and four-time ...
DATE: Sep 29, 2007
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