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Government has announced “the beginning of the end” for paper work permits, with the launch of a machine-readable card for guest workers.
A pilot scheme for the Fast Pass Card begins May 1, starting with holders of periodic work permits only.
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DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Dirk Willem te Velde: Economic growth in China, and oil prices, affect food prices
Small island states will be exposed to yet higher food prices if China’s growth continues and global conflicts send oil prices up once more, according to expert Dirk ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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Hundreds flocked to the Botanical Gardens yesterday for the 74th annual Agricultural Exhibition under bright sunny skies to find the grounds in immaculate condition.
The three-day event saw a record 4,000 entries this year, and by noon yesterday ther...
DATE: Apr 20, 2012
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The 74th annual Agricultural Exhibition was declared officially open today by Acting Premier Derrick Burgess.
Hundreds of people turned out for the first day of the three day event under bright sunny skies to find the grounds in immaculate condition....
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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For Daily Bread organiser Margaret Ward, it’s enough to make her cry.
She’s seen more hunger than she imagined possible in Bermuda since the Eliza DoLittle Society launched its free feeding programme in September 2010.
And some of the most desperate,...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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Do you want another reason to like us? Because if you do you can win some fabulous prizes. We are offering a Canon digital camera to the 8,000th person who likes our Facebook page then we are offering another digital camera to the 9,000th person who ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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The massive fire at HWP that gutted the company’s car and bike showroom and body shop last August has been ruled “accidental”.
Coroner Archibald Warner made the ruling after a review of the file submitted by the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service follow...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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Rozy Azhar, former Chief Immigration Officer, is to be named an assistant Cabinet Secretary, The Royal Gazette has learned.
Ms Azhar, Bermuda’s first female Chief Immigration Officer, has been an acting assistant Cabinet Secretary for about a year.
G...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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A qualified economist, an accountant and a long-serving kitchen porter were among those relying on charity to get fed as The Royal Gazette visited the Cathedral’s Daily Bread service.
The trio, who join 60 or 70 people at the programme on Mondays and...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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There were 698 fewer jobs in Bermuda last year than there were in 2010, a two percent decline.
This is the third straight year of job losses on the Island.
The figures come from a report released by the Department of Statistics today entitled, The ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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