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Labour, Home Affairs and Housing Minister David Burch has said nightshifts could be used to clear the work permit backlog.
Employers groups have been complaining about waiting up to five months to get a work permit approved and Sen. Burch said the fa...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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SEATTLE (Bloomberg) - Gold futures surged to a record $958.40 an ounce as a slumping dollar and soaring commodity costs boosted the appeal of the precious metal as an inflation hedge. Silver rose to the highest since 1980.
Gold has more than tripled ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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Plans by the new National Drugs Control Department to introduce a segregated drugs rehabilitation facility at Westgate Correctional Facility should be given the highest possible priority.
The proposal, contained in the drugs control strategy being le...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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Plans for a change in US tax rules that could have driven more captive insurance companies to Bermuda have been scrapped.
US tax authority the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had proposed to prohibit captive insurance companies from deducting from the...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales surged in January as consumers pounced on electrical bargains and stocked up for an early Easter — a sign that consumer demand has yet to feel the pinch from the global credit crunch.
Sterling jumped more than ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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As a main course for family dinners or as hors d'oeuvres, marinated chicken skewers, broiled or grilled, are high on the list of favorite foods. To give your skewers maximum sizzle, pay special attention to preparing, slicing and marinating the chick...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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A leading scientist has added his voice to a public appeal for water conservation, but says the current shortage is down to weather rather than global warming.
The recent warm spell and lack of rainfall has led to residents running dry around the Isl...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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Ground has been broken on the $1.2 million renovation of Sandys Parish Rest Home to provide accommodation to ageing, mentally challenged adults.
The home will house six to eight residents who will be cared for by Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MAWI...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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Bermuda Garrison Lodge No. 580 on the registry of the Grand Lodge of Ireland has a new Wor. Master. He is Wor. Bro. Albert VanLowe, whose ordinary calling is that of a financial controller.
The installation at Freemasons Hall in Hamilton was attended...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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The island of Anguilla, so called from its snake-like form, is said to have been discovered and colonised by the English this year [1650]: it was filled with alligators and noxious animals, but the soil was good for raising tobacco and corn and the c...
DATE: Feb 22, 2008
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