Northern Ireland News for April 2002 : Page 2

Business News, Apr 29, 2002
Staff look to employers for benefits packages
Hardworking staff are urging businesses to shake up their employment benefit schemes, according to new research. While almost half of full-time employees admit they'd feel more loyal to their employe...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
UUP urge Reid to review IRA ceasefire status
An Ulster Unionist Party motion calling on the Secretary of State to assess the current status of the IRA ceasefire was debated in the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday April 29. First Minister Dav...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Durkan encourages partnership for success
Deputy First Minister, Mark Durkan, has called for greater innovation and entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland to accelerate economic growth. Speaking at the opening of The Data Warehousing Practice'...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Major facelift to act as catalyst for Omagh
The Minister for Social Development Nigel Dodds has unveiled a £600,000 facelift plan for the Churches area of Omagh town centre. Designed to improve the appearance and relieve traffic congestion in ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 29, 2002
Two men remanded on kidnap charges
A Belfast man has been remanded in custody on charges connected to a kidnap and blackmail attempt last week. John Sullivan, 27, from Lisvarna Place, Belfast appeared before Lisburn Magistrate's Court...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
Nationwide search for top businesswomen
A national search for Britain's top women entrepreneurs has been launched this week by T-Mobile and the Sunday Express. The Women Mean Business Awards follows news that the number of women now runnin...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Trimble questions Republican's credibility
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has taken a tough stance following a meeting on Friday morning between a delegation from the UUP and Sinn Féin. Mr Trimble warned that it will not be possible to ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
U2 scoop three Hot Press Awards
Irish rock superstars, U2 and pop supergroup, The Corrs, led the roll-call of winners at the Hot Press Irish Music Awards, held in Belfast on Thursday April 25. U2 picked up the awards for 'Best Live...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
Local companies urged to adopt world-class design
Good design has the potential to bring prosperity and improve the quality of life for people in Northern Ireland. This was the message from Invest NI's Chief Executive, Leslie Morrison, who was speak...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
CIM 2002 Marketing Awards get underway
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is offering Northern Ireland businesses the opportunity to gain wide recognition for their marketing efforts through the CIM Northern Ireland Marketing Award...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Survey reveals one in four have health problems
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) have published the findings of a second Health and Social Wellbeing Survey. This report describes the general health and wellbeing of the N...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
Ignorance of legislation leaves NI businesses at risk
Ignorance of European legislation relating to Halon gases in fire extinguisher systems could leave thousands of businesses in the UK at serious risk, according to leading specialists Chubb Fire. Halo...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
Bmi British Midland profits increase to £12.4m
In their latest report bmi British Midland have revealed an increase in pre-tax profits of 51.2% to £12.4 million up from £8.2 million in 2000. This is on the back of a 2.4% growth in revenues to £75...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Firebomb intercepted en route to Belfast city centre
Two men were forced to drive a large incendiary firebomb through Belfast on Friday before it was abandoned at a security checkpoint. The workmen’s white Transit van was hi-jacked near a shop in the G...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
TDWP move to European HQ in North West
The Data Warehousing Practice (TDWP) has announced the opening of a new 4000 sq ft premises in the University of Ulster’s Science Research Park in Derry. The company, a provider of data warehousing a...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
Changing perceptions of NI will boost tourism
It is critical for the future of tourism that Northern Ireland is perceived for all that is good and not for its recent history. This was according to Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Enterprise, Trade an...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Police raids net £1.8m worth of drugs
Cannabis resin with an estimated street value of nearly £1.8 million pounds has been seized by police north and south of the border in two separate incidents. In the first incident two men were arres...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Intel promise 1,000 jobs at hi-tech plant
The world’s largest chip maker Intel Corporation has announced it will resume construction of a state-of-the-art fabrication plant in the Republic and invest more than €2.2 billion in its operations –...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Families escape injury in pipe bomb attacks
A woman and her son have escaped injury in a pipe bomb attack on their home at Ballynahinch in County Down. The device exploded at the front door of the house in Windmill Avenue around 2am on Friday ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Hostage rescued during foiled money heist
The police have foiled an attempt to steal a “substantial” amount of money from a security firm and rescued a hostage during a dramatic undercover police operation in County Down. Five men have been ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 26, 2002
Postcards demand Sellafield plant closure
Around 1.3 million postcards, have been delivered to Prince Charles, British Nuclear Fuels chief executive Mr Norman Askew and British Prime Minister Tony Blair demanding the closure of the nuclear pl...
Business News, Apr 26, 2002
NI urged to enter National Safety Awards scheme
The British Safety Council is inviting businesses and organisations in Northern Ireland to enter its National Safety Awards scheme. Six organisations in Northern Ireland are in line for awards with a...
Business News, Apr 25, 2002
Absenteeism drops to 14-year low as costs hit £1bn
Workplace absence has fallen to its lowest level for at least 14 years a new survey published by the CBI and PPP healthcare has revealed. However the annual cost to employers has risen by more than a...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Housing waiting lists longest in West Belfast
People waiting for housing accommodation in west Belfast have to wait far longer than in any other part of the city according to a new report. A new report published by the NI Housing Executive on Ap...
Business News, Apr 25, 2002
Vodafone customer base grows
Mobile phone company, Vodafone has revealed that it gained 1.3 million customers in the three months from January to March with customer base growth of 22% during the twelve months to the end of March...
Business News, Apr 25, 2002
UK High Street sales boom fizzles out
The High Street spending boom has begun to slow down, with shoppers apparently struggling with large credit card bills, following the record Christmas and New Year spending spree, the latest retail fi...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Police test three fixed speed camera systems
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is to test three high-tech speed and traffic-light camera systems on behalf of the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). The pilot pr...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Codes of practice for social care sector drafted
Northern Ireland Social Care Council, the new regulatory body for social care staff in the province has now completed its consultation on Codes of Conduct and Practice for social care workers and thei...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Lisney complete £17.6m property sale
Belfast based property consultants Lisney have completed the sale of two properties, West Belfast's major shopping complex The Park Centre and 40/52 Main Street, Bangor, for £17.6 million. The Park C...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 25, 2002
Bush lends his support for Omagh civil action
US President George W Bush has backed a planned civil action by bereaved families against those they believe carried out the Omagh bombing. The families have been campaigning to raise more than a mil...