LABOUR & IMMIGRATION
Undercover passengers to test Bermuda's airport
Undercover 'passengers' will be used to evaluate the experience of going through Customs and Immigration at the airport, Minister Wayne Perinchief said on Monday.
Union calls for more dialogue with Government
More consultation between unions and government is needed, BPSU president Kevin Grant said on Thursday.
X-ray unit still idle on Front St
Delays continue to plague the X-ray scanner project at Hamilton Docks, Simon Jones reported on Friday.
Hundreds celebrate Labour Day as speakers call for national unity
Hundreds of trades unionists on Monday marched through Hamilton to celebrate Labour Day as speakers called for national unity amid the global financial crisis.
Jobs 'safe' at Esso gas stations
Seven jobs at a chain of ESSO gas stations were on Tuesday saved when bosses redeployed them after ESSO Bermuda appointed a new firm to run food operations.
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Beware longer wait for passport renewals
Islanders should allow at least four weeks to renew their British passports as the British government is now responsible for the renewal process.
Supplies firm temporarily lays off 11 workers
SAL has been forced to temporarily lay off 11 members of staff this week.
Drywall graduates land construction jobs
A total of 16 out of 17 graduates of a US construction course have won jobs in the industry, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors announced on Thursday.
New York tabloid puts spotlight on Bermuda's Uyghurs
The four Uyghurs - former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who arrived in Bermuda in 2009 - are back in the headlines in an article in the New York Post on Sunday.
Thirteen staff made redundant at Capital G (Update)
Capital G Bank Limited on Thursday announced 13 employee redundancies, which consist of 1 international and 12 Bermudian employees.
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THE ECONOMY / REDUNDANCIES
Tears and disquiet as bank sheds 13 jobs
Tears were shed at Capital G Bank on Thursday as 13 staff were made redundant, with one employee telling the Bermuda Sun it was "a real kick in the teeth".
Mr Chicken cuts hours to stave off closure
Mr Chicken in Hamilton has changed its hours in a bid to buck the recession, the Bermuda Sun revealed on Friday.
Real estate gets a lift
A change in the law to allow buyers from overseas more choice of homes has sparked fresh interest in the island's real estate market, realtors said this week.
Youth unemployment is 36 per cent
According to the Department of Statistics on Wednesday, Bermuda's unemployment rate is 8 per cent and nearly 20 per cent of the working population is also underemployed.
Young & jobless
More jobs gloom is on the way as the winter downturn begins to bite, economics expert Peter Everson predicted on Thursday.
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