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As we all know, last year KFC Bermuda applied to the Supreme Court seeking to prevent the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from referring the simmering dispute between KFC and the BIU to a Tribunal under the Labour Disputes Act 1992.
KFC’s ori...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Bermuda needs to change the tone of debate about poverty and focus on quality of life, according to Age Concern’s Claudette Fleming.
Bermuda has very little absolute poverty, but Ms Fleming said the issue of relative poverty remains, bringing nearly ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tributes have flooded in for promoter and businessman Eddy DeMello, who died yesterday morning after a long illness at the age of 75.
Mr DeMello owned the popular Music Box store on Reid Street and organised many music concerts and boxing tournament...
DATE: Mar 07, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Members of Parliament reacted with shock and sadness to news of the death of Eddie DeMello yesterday.
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz made the announcement to fellow Parliamentarians in the House of Assembly at the start of the morning session.
“H...
DATE: Mar 07, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Tougher rules for Government aid have been given a cautious assessment by the Island’s social agencies.
The stricter measures for both Financial Assistance and Child Day Care will see Government requiring certain clients to take “mandatory life skill...
DATE: Feb 11, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Martin Luther King was an icon of a movement that transformed the United States, the roots of which extended from as far as Ghandi’s India and transcended national boundaries, including Bermuda. Obama’s current challenge as a President attempting to ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Glenn Fubler
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has expressed concern over Bermuda’s “disgracefully inadequate” court facilities.
He also highlighted the rocketing costs of the legal aid system, and called for criminal procedures to be modernised.
In a speech at a special...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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An independent Anti-Corruption Commission with investigatory powers, strong penalties for corrupt behaviour among public officials and whistle-blower protection are among a raft of measures being proposed by former Premier Alex Scott.
Mr Scott has ta...
DATE: Jan 11, 2013
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An end to conscription could be the end of the Bermuda Regiment, according to a former commanding officer.
Government announced in this year’s Throne Speech that it intends to abolish conscription, but Gavin Shorto urged Government to reconsider such...
DATE: Dec 12, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cinema, an architecture firm and an insurance company were among businesses honoured yesterday for making their facilities better suited to the disabled.
Six Built Environment Accessibility Awards 2012 were given out by Health Minister Zane DeSilva...
DATE: Dec 04, 2012
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