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A conservation group asked tonight for an extension to the public consultation period for the draft Bermuda Plan 2018 due to what it claimed were “significant errors” in maps.
The Bermuda National Trust said it feared mistakes that related to its pro...
DATE: Mar 14, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A $330 million cash pot is expected to be handed over to the Bermuda Hospitals Board as the Government signalled a new approach to payment for healthcare.
The block grant will replace the former “fee for service” method.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of H...
DATE: Mar 13, 2019
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council is to take legal action over her “termination”, she revealed yesterday.
Tawanna Wedderburn said she had asked for judicial review proceedings against David Burt, the Premier, Kim Wilson, the he...
DATE: Mar 13, 2019
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Members of the media have been asked to tell the Government about how they can help highlight its work.
The Cabinet Office issued a request for information as it sought “new avenues” for sharing news with the public.
A notice published on the Governm...
DATE: Mar 12, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda has banned all variants of the Boeing 737 Max airliner from the island’s airspace after a Max 8 crashed in Ethiopia killing all 157 people on board.
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has also grounded all versions of the 737 Max series lis...
DATE: Mar 12, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Children who benefit from an autism programme were among the artists to showcase their work at a fundraising event on International Women’s Day.
Young people linked to Tomorrow’s Voices — Bermuda Autism Early Intervention Centre featured in an exhibi...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Applications for new services under Bermuda’s basic healthcare package have been put on hold while talks to change the scheme take place.
Healthcare providers were advised of a moratorium on requests in a memo from the Bermuda Health Council last wee...
DATE: Mar 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda took a step closer to meeting international requirements to combat money laundering and terrorism financing when MPs backed legislation in the House of Assembly.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said changes in the Proceeds of Crime Amendm...
DATE: Mar 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two teenagers said yesterday that their experiences as girls in Bermuda bolstered their commitment to change the shape of women’s lives for future generations.
Maya Yates and McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett want to see more women parliamentarians and added tha...
DATE: Mar 09, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Young women from public and private schools are to join forces as part of a “ground-breaking” partnership designed to prepare them for the real world.
The weeklong summer course at the Bermuda High School is expected to provide 30 pupils with the ski...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
