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Electricity bills for just three Government buildings are costing taxpayers more than $230,000 a month, it has been revealed.
And a further $200,000 of public money was squandered by the former Government after it failed to taken advantage of a disco...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Shoppers have been given three extra days to snap up Christmas purchases after Government lifted retail laws.
Retailers will now be able to open their stores in the three Sundays running up to Christmas, starting from this Sunday, December 8.
The exe...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Senators have taken The Royal Gazette to task over a cartoon depicting Premier Craig Cannonier on his knees and dressed in overalls, claiming that the image was “offensive and inappropriate”.
The cartoon appeared in Monday’s edition to illustrate the...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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Funding for the new acute care wing of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has received a $150,000 boost from a family of hoteliers.
The Green family, who own the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel, announced the donation to the Bermuda Hospitals Charita...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge is facing a revolt by disgruntled councillors who claim he is failing to lead the Corporation effectively.
And Alderman Carlton Simmons has warned that steps could be taken to sabotage the day-to-day running of the m...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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Alderman Carlton Simmons yesterday accused Team Hamilton colleagues of attempting to undermine the Corporation of Hamilton’s governing Board because of their political affiliations.
And he also charged that some senior administrators were refusing to...
DATE: Dec 04, 2013
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The Corporation of Hamilton has invited a top scientist and educator from Colombia to give a series of lectures to Bermuda students.
But some councillors have questioned why the municipality is spending ratepayer dollars to fund the visit of Raul Cue...
DATE: Dec 03, 2013
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The Corporation of Hamilton’s top administrator could face disciplinary action after councillors moved that he be suspended.
And the municipality’s chief engineer is also the focus of an investigation into misconduct allegations after elected officia...
DATE: Dec 03, 2013
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The Corporation of Hamilton has ditched its Bermuda public relations firm and brought in a New York company.
Councillors approved the hiring of Marston Webb International at a special Board meeting last month.
The company had previously been hired a...
DATE: Nov 28, 2013
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Finance Minister Bob Richards has said there will be extensive consultation before Government carries out any cost-cutting recommendations made by the SAGE Commission.
But in a statement issued this morning, he appeared not to rule out future redunda...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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