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Mobility aids for seniors’ homes and rest homes will get a pass on customs duty under legislation approved yesterday in the House of Assembly.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, will also get ministerial discretion over a separate tax break t...
DATE: Dec 01, 2018
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An accountant jailed for swindling $1.8 million from the Bermuda Government has had 18 months added to his sentence for cheating his mother out of nearly $64,000.
Now, Jeffrey Bevan has had 18 months added to the seven years and four months he was se...
DATE: Dec 01, 2018
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The cost of a top London barrister for the Government’s battle against same-sex marriage was “greatly exaggerated”, the home affairs minister said yesterday.
Walter Roban said that the estimated fee for James Guthrie QC was $61,188 — not the $200,00...
DATE: Dec 01, 2018
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A pilot program designed to beam diagnostic imaging results direct to doctors and patients has been launched by the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
Renée Butterfield, the manager of diagnostic imaging at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said the scheme wa...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
A career development, training and registration drive by the Department of Workforce Development will take place at Devonshire Recreation Club.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, said similar events were planned for ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The cultural legacy of Bermuda’s seniors will form part of a trove of filmed interviews and video recordings to air on the Bermuda Government television station.
Lovitta Foggo, the social development minister, said there would be “a concerted effort ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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Government buildings and schools could become canvases to showcase the work of Bermuda’s artists, according to Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport.
The Transport Control Department building on North Street in Hamilton i...
DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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Teachers said last night they had hit the limit over a litany of problems hampering performance for schools and students.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers issued a statement declaring its intent to take an unspecified “appropriate action” over a lack of...
DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
Tributes were paid yesterday to Richard Daniels, a former teacher and dedicated organiser in the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Daniels was 72.
Alex Scott, a former PLP premier, said Mr Daniels was a man who “made the trains run on time” in the party, ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2018
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A serving of Christmas cheer for Bermuda’s needy will get a youthful look this year.
Chef Michiko Campbell, 27, is to return with his fourth Christmas dinner at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton — and he said he wanted to recruit younger people to help out....
DATE: Nov 28, 2018
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