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Foreign nannies are working in near slave-like conditions, says BIU president Derrick Burgess.
He said: "They can't find jobs back home and almost take anything they can get. These people are being exploited.'' "It's so brazen. I see adverts wanting...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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that could be contained in the White Paper.
Dr. Gibbons said remarks about tax havens, harmful tax regimes, financial gateways and transparency were all contained in the document, but he said more details were required.
And he added that as the polic...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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Britain's bid to rewrite relations with its colonies will be discussed by MPs today.
And the debate on the British White Paper's offer of full citizenship for the Overseas Territories -- but with demands for better financial and human rights laws -- ...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Objections from the UK nearly lost Bermuda a lucrative charter contract this summer, it has been claimed.
Tourism Minister David Allen said an initial rejection of a permit for an airline to fly to the Island 42 times, bringing nearly 8,000 people on...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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Information Technology, or IT as it is commonly called, is the major challenge Education Minister Milton Scott feels he is facing in his Ministry.
"There is difficulty in keeping teachers on the cutting edge as they need to be teaching in the classro...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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After losing a preliminary court skirmish to get libel allegations against H.S & J.E. Crisson Ltd. thrown out, company head Peter Crisson is gearing up to defend himself in court.
Stephen Crane, the principal of Caribbean jewellery chain Colombian Em...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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Education Minister Milton Scott was right to throw his support behind a plan to offer free Bermuda College tuition to certain students.
A recent survey of more than 400 residents shows there is strong public support for the scheme.
Results from the B...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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to 12 years in Westgate on Wednesday.
Clifton Hopeton Morrison, 38, of Jamaica, was found guilty last week of possession of cocaine, and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
The father of three smuggled just over a pound of cocaine in two rum...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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Drug abuse at the Prison Farm has reached sky-high proportions, Prisons watchdogs warned yesterday.
And they added that it seems "extremely difficult'' to keep drugs out of Westgate Correctional Facility.
Now watchdogs are calling for the use of spec...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Safety Minister Paula Cox told MPs.
Now rank-and-file officers will get special premiums phased in over three years -- not the four originally offered by Government.
And a new long-service payment will be introduced, an offer not contained in the ori...
DATE: Jul 23, 1999
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