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Government’s policy against sales of property owned by Bermudians to non-Bermudians is set to change if a recommendation made by National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief is accepted by Cabinet.
Speaking to the Annual General Meeting of the real es...
DATE: Nov 22, 2011
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Carnival Cruise Lines axed 11 of next year’s 12 planned visits to Bermuda because it couldn’t cash in on the prime time summer spots.
Transport Minister Derrick Burgess has revealed the cruise ship operator’s last-minute decision was based on it bein...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Environment Minister Marc Bean urged black people to cease complaining and start making their own luck, during a fiery House of Assembly speech.
Mr Bean also hinted cannabis smokers could soon avoid harsh penalties as he spoke from Government’s front...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A number of educators have been exempted from having to satisfy professional requirements laid down by law, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith told the House of Assembly on Friday.
She said the exemptions, gazetted earlier this month, were in res...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Tony Bates, the Head of the Bermuda and Caribbean Section for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, will be visiting Bermuda early next month.
According to a Government House spokesperson, Mr Bates’s visit, from 3 December to 7 December, is ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Chamber of Commerce director Peter Everson says owners of Loughlands properties effectively live with no housing costs, according to logic put forward by Bermuda Housing Corporation.
Mr Everson added his voice to the debate over a two-bedroom condo o...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The new 10-year work permit will only be granted under certain conditions, Economy Minister Patrice Minors reiterated on Friday.
Companies with a significant presence in Bermuda, a staffing level of at least 20, 50 percent of which must be Bermudian,...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Residents who use a hand-held device while driving will soon be subject to penalties, if a bill tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday is passed by lawmakers.
The Traffic Offences (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2011 would also specify penalties for dr...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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Government hopes to reduce the number of work permits for waiters by 100 with a new waiter/server programme.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Patrice Minors told the House of Assembly on Friday that her Ministry had launched the programme in part...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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A local Cisco Academy will be up and running by the second quarter of next year, according to Information Services Minister Michael Scott.
Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday, Minister Scott explained that the idea to establish a Cisco Academy...
DATE: Nov 21, 2011
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