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The number of road accidents at the start of the year has dropped, the latest statistics have revealed.
A total of 96 road accidents were reported for January, compared to 112 in the same month last year and 115 for the start of 2019.
But the number ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A film tribute to a young father who died in a crash at the start of the year will be shown tonight to mark what would have been his 29th birthday.
Oronde Wilson Jr was devoted to his daughters Kiley, aged 7, and Lila Burt-Wilson, aged 3.
The two wer...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An arbitration centre planned for the site of the old Hamilton Police Station will be paid for with a “rent to buy” scheme, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added the Government would generate income with charg...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A boat is to be removed after it sank in Flatts Inlet a month ago.
A member of the public said the submerged vessel was also leaking diesel.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said officials had contacted the boat’s...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Delays in repairs to Harbour Road in Warwick have caused public works staff problems as power firm Belco prepared to start trenching nearby.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, said the ministry job, which is three weeks behind...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The price tag for the replacement of two old East End swing bridges will be about $100 million, the public works minister revealed yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said staff were ready to start work on the Swing Bridge, from St David’s to S...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Affordable housing was left out of this year’s Budget despite “a number of projects lined up and ready to go”, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added: “It’s a question of money.”
He was speaking after the Bermu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of 62.5 vacant posts have been defunded by the public works ministry, the public works minister revealed today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the cost-cutting measure came after the ministry’s allocation was cut by almost $4 million to ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Videos of breaches of health regulations designed to combat Covid-19 at a house party are under investigation, police said today.
A spokesman said police were working to identify the people at the Smith’s party shown in the clips, which have been s...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of six new coronavirus cases were found out of 1,385 test results that came back today, the Ministry of Health announced last night.
There are now 19 active cases with 18 being monitored by public health officials. The other is in hospital, b...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell