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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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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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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
MPs have today passed the Hotel Concessions (Fairmont Hamilton) Order, clarifying concessions granted to the owners of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
The order was brought before Parliament after an oversight in the original agreement giving the Gre...
DATE: Jul 12, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Developers are considering building a casino hotel on White’s Island as part of a major revamp of Hamilton Harbour, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
And sources close to the project say that the Governor’s official residence could be torn down to create...
DATE: Jul 12, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Opposition leader Marc Bean will give his views on gay marriage in a television interview to be broadcast this evening.
Mr Bean, will be appearing on the community affairs programme ‘Issues’, which airs at 8pm on Cablevision channel 80. Mr Bean will ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Opposition leader Marc Bean has promised that the Progressive Labour Party will produce a “vision” to the public that will get Bermudians back to work.
Mr Bean was responding to a television address by Premier Craig Cannonier on Monday night in which...
DATE: Jul 10, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Tourism chiefs have come under fire after appointing a foreigner to promote Bermuda as a golfing destination.
Yesterday the Tourism Board confirmed that Andrew Brooks has been appointed as a consultant to sell the Island as a golfing destination to t...
DATE: Jul 10, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Less than two thirds of guest workers have signed a declaration acknowledging that they are not entitled to permanent residency on the Island — more than two months after the deadline to submit the document passed.
According to Minister Michael Dunkl...
DATE: Jul 08, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan