The following is a response by Shadow Minister of Workforce Development Rolfe Commissiong to employment expert Doug Soares’ recent Rotary Club speech on why some Bermudians struggle to compete for jobs in our economy
Firstly, Mr. Soares needs to be c...
November 18, 2013
Dear Sir,
Doug Soares is completely right. Bermuda’s immigration laws can neatly be summed up as “screw you and screw your money”.
Who - from abroad - would want to invest in Bermuda when (a) you virtually can’t and (b) if you do yo...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The appointment of Warren Jones as the new chief executive officer of Stevedoring Services is just one part of a major overhaul for the company.
The just-retired Permanent Secretary for Education will start at Bermuda’s port operations company at th...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
PwC Bermuda has donated 120 laptop computers to the Ministry of Education for distribution to school students.
The Ministry’s computer refurbishment programme is initiated toward the end of the fall term each year, with the aim of increasing academi...
A highly-regarded environmental programme that has been introduced to millions of schoolchildren around the world is set to be rolled out across Bermuda.
Two of the Island’s primary schools were given a first taste of what the UN-recognised Eco Schoo...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Computer guru Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs, yesterday predicted that computers would become more human.
Mr Wozniak said he had been told that computers would work as well as the human brain within 20 years.
He added: “I want my...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A hunt for a chief of sales and marketing for the new Bermuda Tourism Authority was launched yesterday.
Chairman designate of the authority David Dodwell said the position was key to driving the Island’s bid to revitalise the tourism industry.
He add...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A lady helped by cancer charity PALS in her darkest moments, is now determined to return the favour with a variety show and dinner fundraising event.
It was going to cost Paz Syjuco, gastrointestinal cancer survivor, $3,500 a month to pay for medica...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has not ruled out the possibility of legalising marijuana in Bermuda — although he is personally against it.
Mr Dunkley said yesterday he doesn’t feel the legalisation of the drug is right for the Island but rem...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just-released economic data shows that difficult conditions are persisting through 2013, Minister of Finance Bob Richards said in a public release of information about Bermuda’s financial state.The data showed that Government revenues tracked higher ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
