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Companies could be given global work permits and internal promotions may no longer need permit approval.
Those were some of the ideas discussed when Government met with industry stakeholders to review the first draft of the 2012 Work Permit Policies....
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cloud computing and improved sensor technology could save lives and money, according to Former Apple and Pepsi-Cola CEO John Sculley.
“I would imagine in the next ten to 20 years the quality of sensors will be improving healthcare in ways we couldn’t...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The proportion of postsecondary graduates reached an all-time high in 2010, as the Island's working population aged 25 to 64 continued to progress towards achieving a higher level of education according to a new analytical census brief.
The brief, e...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A 42-year-old man was fatally shot tonight at the Mid-Atlantic Boat Club.
While police were unable to confirm the details of the incident, early reports suggest that two gunmen were involved in the shooting.
Supt James Howard, speaking at the scene,...
DATE: Oct 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents were this afternoon urged to "be prepared" as Tropical Storm Rafael was forecast to come close to the Island as it strengthened into hurricane.
The Bermuda Weather Service today issued a Tropical Storm Watch which means tropical storm force...
DATE: Oct 14, 2012
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Other
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Teresa Perozzi insists she was the better fighter and deserved to win both belts at last night’s ‘all or nothing’ WBC and WBA middleweight unification championship bout at Fairmont Southampton.
The local southpaw’s bruising ten-round bout with challe...
DATE: Oct 14, 2012
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Other
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A 26-year-old man was fined $900 and banned from driving on the roads when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Prosecutor Susan Mulligan told the court that on October 9, Calvin Bean, of Palm Valley, Southampton, was riding west along Crow L...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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Other
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A doctor who was fired after just three weeks on the job is demanding reinstatement, compensation and an apology, claiming that he was wrongfully dismissed and that the Bermuda Hospitals Board violated his employment contract, its own policy and his ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Dire warnings emerge from recent workshop
By Derek deChabert
Plans are being formulated to rid local waters of Lionfish which are wreaking havoc on the local fish population.
Jim Gleason, executive director of the Ocean Support Foundation, along with...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A pedestrian struck by a car in Hamilton was rushed to hospital this week — alongside the woman who was driving the car.
According to a Police Spokesman, at around 2.30pm on Thursday officers responded to a report of a collision at the intersection o...
DATE: Oct 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
