Northern Ireland News for May 2002 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Sir Reg remains optimistic over future of tourism sector
Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey has praised the "creativity and imagination" of people working in tourism as the key elements in putting the attraction back into Northern Ireland’s appeal as a place...
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Business News, May 20, 2002
Nationwide search for top businesswomen
A national search for Britain's top women entrepreneurs – one of the fastest-growing business segments in the UK - has been launched by T-Mobile and the Sunday Express. The Women Mean Business Awards...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Dodds reveals ‘significant’ changes for voluntary sector
The Minister for Social Development, Nigel Dodds MP MLA, has announced the launch of the Voluntary and Community Unit, which represents a change of name and a new remit for what was previously known a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
H&W re-development will ‘ensure survival of ship-building’
Regional Development Minister, Peter Robinson MP MLA, has formally approved Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ request to enter into a Master Agreement with Titanic Quarter Ltd for the re-development of 8...
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Business News, May 20, 2002
Euro referendum could take place next year
Former Labour cabinet Minister Peter Mandelson has claimed that a referendum on the single currency could take place as early as next year. According to reports, Chancellor Gordon Brown has shown con...
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Business News, May 20, 2002
BA reveals losses of £200 million
British Airways has experienced its worst year yet, as it reveals figures showing a loss of £200 million before tax and one-off charges for the year to March 2002. However, while the beleaguered air ...
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Business News, May 20, 2002
Businesses urged to beware of website mailshot
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standards Service has warned Northern Ireland businesses to double-check invoices and carefully scrutinise mailshots. The warning was issu...
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Business News, May 20, 2002
CITB encourages employers to consider apprentices
A new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) campaign aimed at encouraging UK employers to take on young people to train as apprentices highlights the need to act fast to secure the best employee...
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Business News, May 20, 2002
Btopenworld clears the path to broadband business
BTopenworld is unveiling a series of initiatives designed to accelerate the move towards "Broadband Britain". The plans, which are to be announced at the company's Broadband Summit in London today, ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Keith Gillespie kicks off Belfast City Cup
Blackburn Rovers and Northern Ireland football star Keith Gillespie will be the special guest at a press conference this Wednesday to announce details of the 2002 Belfast City Cup international youth ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Missing baby found safe in stolen car
A ten-month-old baby boy who went missing in Belfast over the weekend has been found safe and unharmed. The child, who belongs to a family from west Belfast, was asleep in a black Honda civic car, wh...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Reid opens Mount Vernon Community Centre
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Dr John Reid, has praised the people of Mount Vernon in North Belfast for their determination in transforming eight derelict flats into a new community centre....
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Suspects held after County Down double murder
Police have been granted a further extension to hold two people for questioning in connection with the deaths of two men in County Down. Two men – who are believed to be from Lithuania – were arreste...
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Northern Ireland News, May 20, 2002
Public comment invited over future of education
The public will soon have the opportunity to comment on the future of post-primary education in the province, following the decision to distribute questionnaires to homes throughout Northern Ireland a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 19, 2002
Causeway and Belfast top agenda during National Trust visit
The National Trust's ongoing campaign to protect the landscape of the Giant's Causeway and its work with community groups in Belfast will be on the agenda when the charity's governing Council visits N...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Computer failure causes UK-wide flight delays
Thousands of passengers at Belfast airports faced long delays today after a computer failure at the UK's main air traffic control centre in Hampshire. The delays, which have affected every airport in...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Savage calls for action on rising rural crime
UUP assembly member George Savage has called for a major awareness campaign in the rural community to alert people to what he described as a "rising tide" of organised crime. Speaking in Stormont on ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
McGuinness lashes out at 'bigots' on education committee
A committee meeting at Stormont ended in turmoil yesterday when education minister Martin McGuinness flew into a rage and called unionist MLAs "bigots". The minister launched his outburst on assembly...
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Business News, May 17, 2002
Netcom move up a gear with Orange
Netcom Communications in conjunction with Orange, the title sponsor of the Orange Arrows Formula One team and Sony Ericsson, are running a promotion through their dealers in the province to win a trip...
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Business News, May 17, 2002
SDLP back move towards adoption of euro
The Finance Minister Dr Sean Farren has welcomed the strong indication that the Labour government may be moving closer to recommending entry into the Eurozone. Dr Farren said: “The SDLP has long been...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Two firms announce jobs cuts in Portadown
A total of 100 people are facing redundancy at two firms in Portadown. Seagoe Ceramics based in Portadown's Carn Industrial Estate is set to close with the loss of around 70 jobs. At its height the f...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Top ministers back Balmoral Show and North West 200
The return of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society’s Balmoral Show and the North West 200 Race Week Festival will provide a welcome boost for the Northern Ireland economy, according to First Minister...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Broughshane announce Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations
Following the Queen's recent visit to Northern Ireland as part of her Golden Jubilee tour, villages and towns around the province are gearing up for events to celebrate the Jubilee Holiday weekend. A...
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Business News, May 17, 2002
Holiday Inn scoops top managers award
A local hotel manager has walked away with the coveted General Manager of the Year award presented at the recent Northern Ireland Branch of the HCIMA annual awards for professionalism at the Europa Ho...
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Business News, May 17, 2002
Nesbitt salutes award-winning local architecture
Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt has paid tribute to four architectural development schemes in Northern Ireland, which have been successful in the 2002 Civic Trust Awards. The Civic Trust Awards a...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Inaugural Belfast Entrepreneurship Week promotes SMEs
With a growing recognition of the importance of small businesses as tools for spearheading local economic regeneration, Belfast City Council and Invest Northern Ireland have organised the first Belfas...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Health and safety conference opens in Armagh
At the opening of a major health and safety conference in Armagh, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Sir Reg Empey, urged everyone to play their part in improving health and safety at ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Merseyside officer to 'quality assure' Omagh investigation
The Policing Board have appointed a Merseyside deputy chief constable as the senior officer overseeing the Omagh bomb investigation. Deputy Chief Constable Mike Tonge joins fellow Merseyside officer ...
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Northern Ireland News, May 17, 2002
Two arrested in connection with Warrenpoint double murder
Police have arrested two men, believed to be from Lithuania, in connection with the discovery of the two bodies dumped on a Warrenpoint golf course. The men were arrested this morning and are being q...
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Northern Ireland News, May 16, 2002
Fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in east Belfast
Fresh violence broke out last night in east Belfast as rival factions took to the streets again. The trouble began when crowds of about 100 on each side began throwing stones, fireworks and other mis...
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