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OPPOSITION MP Louise Jackson is questioning why Government has shelved plans to build a new hospital on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens just two months after claiming it was essential for work to begin immediately.
And the Shadow Health Minister...
DATE: Nov 10, 2006
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THE Opposition United Bermuda Party is expected to present its own vision of the future when it gives its Reply to the Throne Speech later today.
The speech ? the first to be delivered by Wayne Furbert as party leader ? will mark a break with traditi...
DATE: Nov 10, 2006
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In last week's Throne Speech, Government announced plans to abolish the Medical Centre and ship patients out to private practices.
"The Government will move to abolish the so-called 'Indigent Care Clinic' at the hospital," it declared.
"Bermudians la...
DATE: Nov 10, 2006
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BERMUDA was hit by one of the biggest crime waves in recent years this summer, according to police statistics.
In the three months to September 30, a total of 749 crimes were reported to police ? a rise of 55 on the same period last year.
And one of ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2006
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BERMUDA has been given a glowing review as a top resort in a UK television show.Last week the BBC's Holiday programme revealed that the island is shaking off its upmarket, stuffy image and is now becoming "a more exciting, dynamic, even sexy destinat...
DATE: Nov 10, 2006
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GOVERNMENT will introduce tough new laws to smash the island's drug trade when the new session of Parliament opens today.
A spokesman for the Premier confirmed last night that new legislation to shut down crack houses will be among a raft of crime pr...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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And Shadow Education Minister Neville Darrell claimed last night that the current crisis at the school could have been averted had warning signs been heeded.
On Wednesday night, Government was forced to shut down the facility after it was discovered ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2006
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Documents obtained by the show that the publicly-funded facility forked out $53,885.95 to travel agent C Travel Ltd. for 175 individual trips to the US between January 1 and May 31 this year.
The itemised invoice shows that 51 trips were made to Wash...
DATE: Oct 20, 2006
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PREMIER Alex Scott could be ousted from office even if he wins next week's Progressive Labour Party leadership battle, political observers claim.
But they also believe that Mr. Scott (pictured) will not face the same fate as his predecessor, Dame Jen...
DATE: Oct 20, 2006
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Anglican Archdeacon Arnold Hollis hit out after numerous politicians attended a 'United In Faith' church rally at the weekend. The controversial rally was condemned by some churches after organisers said they would use the meet as a platform to denou...
DATE: Oct 20, 2006
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