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Government has overruled a decision by the Bermuda Hospitals Board to shut down the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre at the end of this month.
At a press conference this afternoon Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin said that the decision had been m...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Some civil servants are being awarded “exorbitant” benefits packages with overtime pay that is “significantly higher than the norm in the private sector”, according to the SAGE Commission.
And Government employees have been able to secure generous de...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Corporation of Hamilton councillor George Scott branded Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy “a dictator and right-wing whatever” after Government introduced new rules governing the management of the municipality.
And he also warned that “there could b...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A tense, five-hour siege in Warwick ended peacefully after a suspect who had barricaded himself into a home eventually gave himself up.
Armed police and a police crisis negotiator were called to the Rockland Crescent area shortly after 11am yesterday...
DATE: Nov 19, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The number of visitors to the Island dropped by more than seven percent in the third quarter of the year.
But Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell pointed out that the decline was the result of fewer cruise ships calling on Bermuda compared to the same t...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The head of the Civil Service has praised the SAGE Commission’s final report, claiming that some of its recommendations “are fresh and bold and, if adopted can help to address the fiscal challenges facing Bermuda”.
But Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Opposition leader Marc Bean has issued a withering attack on Government’s track record and its plans for the coming year.
Delivering the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech Reply in the House of Assembly this afternoon, Mr Bean said that his par...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
News that Government is committed to holding a referendum on gambling has been welcomed by hoteliers.
And the Bermuda Hotel Association is also hoping that any vote will result in “a positive outcome” to allow casinos to open up on the Island.
The OB...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Tycoon Sir Richard Branson is backing a proposal to turn Bermuda’s waters into a protected “no-take” marine reserve.
And the Virgin Airlines owner claims that Bermudians now have “a singular opportunity to demonstrate far-sighted global leadership an...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
John White, a former advertising executive, musician and writer who pioneered topical comedy and satire in Bermuda, has died at the age of 78.
Mr White joined the fledgling Advertising Associates-Compton (AAC) company in 1964 and after taking charge ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
