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While the Opposition UBP took pains to say they did not support the overtime provision of the Employment Amendment Act 2004, Opposition leader Grant Gibbons said they did support the other issues dealt with in the act.
During a lengthy debate of the ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Public Safety Randy Horton introduced the Employment Amendment Act 2004 for the second time in the House of Assembly last night.
He said when the Employment Act was enacted: ?It was a watershed, as it ensured fair...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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Amendments to the Financial Assistance Regulations 2004 may benefit those who felt disadvantaged in July of this year, when the regulations came into effect. yesterday tabled Amendments to the Financial Assistance Regulations 2004 in the House of Ass...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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The final piece of legislation of the year was the Maritime Marriage Amendment Act 2004. said it sought ?to amend the Maritime Marriage Act 1999 to allow greater flexibility in the conduct of marriages on board Bermuda-registered ships on the high se...
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Barefoot and passionate, free thinking Jamaican poet Mutabaruka commemorated International Human Rights Day on the steps of City Hall yesterday with a powerful message to men to stop abusing women with ?dishonesty and infidelity?.
?People talk about ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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A Russian family who set sail for Bermuda ? having been deported from Canada ? were forced to turn back last Saturday in the face of a virtually impenetrable snow storm.
The Bondarenkos ? Vitaly, Marina and their six-year-old son Vasily ? are orginal...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott announced the formation of an Independence commission yesterday to encourage debate after his call earlier this year for Bermuda to split from Britain.
The 13-person team, picked to be representative of the community, will begin wo...
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Legislation making the payment of overtime mandatory was passed in the House of Assembly last night amid protestations by the United Bermuda Party that the bill would hurt more than it helped.
Concerns about the cost of doing business, the effect on ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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A New York chef, who is fighting a Government decision to revoke his work permit, will have his case sent to Labour and Home Affairs Minister Randy Horton for re-consideration.
Mr. Horton will make the final decision about whether Ian Friedman will b...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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Housing Minister Ashfield DeVent said the Bermuda Housing Corporation had done its best to relocate the residents of Anchorage Road but had not been able to meet all of their requests.
Delivering his statement in the House of Assembly yesterday, Mr. ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2004
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