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Construction crews employed on the new hospital wing have clocked up more than one million hours of work on the new facility.
The Acute Care Wing — the largest construction project in Bermuda’s history — broke ground in January 2011 and is set for co...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government will be able to run up an operating deficit of $800 million over the next three years at fixed interest rates after financial legislation was approved in the Senate yesterday.
And members of the Upper House also rubber stamped new laws all...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The owners of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel have applauded politicians for steering through legislation granting them tax breaks on a redevelopment programme for the flagship resort.
Last Friday Government pushed through the Hotels Concession ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Commuters were hit with delays during last night’s rush hour after two buses collided at Hamilton’s bus terminal.
The accident took place when the 5.10pm Express service to St George’s, which was packed with passengers, came into contact with another...
DATE: Jul 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Plans to shut down the hospital’s Continuing Care Unit will take at least two years to implement, Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin has revealed.
Last week the Minister said Government planned to shut down the facility because it was “not fit f...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Hospital watchdog Bermuda Health Advocacy Group has applauded moves by Government to shut down an ageing hospital wing which provides long-term care to elderly patients.
Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin announced the move last week, claiming t...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A “fee-for-service” billing system at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is being reviewed by health chiefs who claim that it “incentivised” physicians to carry out tests and invasive examinations on patients in order to increase the hospital’s revenu...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is to shut down the Continuing Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital because it is “not fit for purpose” and “inappropriate” to keep elderly patients there.
Announcing the decision, Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin said tha...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former Warwick Academy student has been recognised as a future leader by a UK organisation that highlights the stellar performances of top black students.
Oxford University student Kevin Minors was given the accolade by Future Leaders 2012-2013 ma...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is to give the owners of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess $14.2 million in tax breaks — more than four times as much as had been granted by legislation passed just two weeks ago.
The increase came about after the Green family, who bought the...
DATE: Jul 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
