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The Corporation of Hamilton has renewed its controversial contract with an overseas public relations consultancy at a cost of $100,000 to ratepayers.
The municipality initially recruited New York-based Marston Webb International on a short-term contr...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Nearly half of residents believe the newly formed Bermuda Tourism Authority will be able to rejuvenate the struggling industry.
However, a proposal allowing visitors to rent cars has been overwhelmingly rejected, according to a survey commissioned by...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has defended his call for the Corporation of Hamilton to desist from mounting legal challenges to Government’s authority, claiming that lawsuits are “an unnecessary waste of taxpayer’s money”.
But he added that he w...
DATE: Apr 22, 2014
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The Corporation of Hamilton will be shut down and replaced by a board of administrators if it continues to challenge Government’s authority through the courts.
And the threat looks likely to lead to a head-on collision between the municipality and Ho...
DATE: Apr 21, 2014
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Historic shipwrecks that dot Bermuda waters are one of the Island’s greatest assets, it has been claimed.
According to Custodian of Historic Wrecks Philippe Max Rouja, the wrecks and other historical connections are one of Bermuda’s unique features t...
DATE: Apr 19, 2014
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Roadside sobriety checkpoints could soon be set up to crack down on drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.
Earlier this week the head of alcohol awareness group CADA, Anthony Santucci, renewed calls for the initiative to be implemen...
DATE: Apr 19, 2014
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The Grand Atlantic housing complex is to be transformed into a condominium hotel complex.
Announcing the move at a press conference, Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a tourism...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board has appointed a new director to head up an initiative that allows health professionals to keep up to date with the latest medical advances.
Anna Neilson-Williams will lead the Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme a...
DATE: Apr 17, 2014
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At a time when real estate prices are said to be falling, asking $1,000 for a single brick could be regarded as a hard sell.
But the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust believes the 4-inch by 8-inch blocks represent a chance for purchasers to be a par...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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Health
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Gareth Finighan
A crackdown on underage drinking has been applauded by the head of an alcohol awareness campaign.
And CADA chairman Anthony Santucci has also renewed calls for sobriety checkpoints in order to reduce the number of road fatalities on the Island.
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DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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