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Shadow Finance Minister David Burt dismissed the One Bermuda Alliance’s pledge to create 2,000 jobs as an electoral ploy — while pointing out the Island has lost nearly 2,000 jobs since 2012.
Mr Burt also took the OBA to task for delaying a census, s...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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An “astounding” three-quarters of Bermudians are obese or overweight, Health Minister Jeanne Atherden yesterday told legislators.
Reporting the figures from the Steps to a Well Bermuda survey, Ms Atherden told the House of Assembly: “Regrettably, the...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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Halfway through its term in office, the One Bermuda Alliance’s election promise of creating 2,000 jobs in five years has proved a tough act to follow.
Although OBA backbencher Leah Scott characterised it as “a hopeful and optimistic promise”, she con...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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A new strategic direction lies ahead for the Reading Clinic, with the appointment of Glenn Faries as its new executive director.
Dr Faries, who succeeds Julie Dunstan as she steps down after six years in the post, aims to spearhead a public awareness...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela gave 67 years of his life to the bettering of the world, starting from the launch of his human rights campaign in 1942.
Joining other groups around the world, Imagine Bermuda is calling for local residents...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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Summer activities have been curtailed at the Sandys Community Centre, leaving area youth with little social options but to hang out at night.
Six months after a vehement protest outside the Boaz Island facility over cutbacks, parents were informed of...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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Fans turned out in force at Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club to cheer for their team yesterday, undaunted by the surprise gun attack a few days earlier that left a 40-year-old patron fighting for his life.
“It’s a harsh thing for sure — at Bailey’s Bay we a...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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Alyssa Rose said her biggest dream had come true after being named Miss Bermuda 2015 at a glittering pageant last night at The Fairmont Southampton.
The 22-year-old, who represented Smith’s, told The Royal Gazette: “Imagine your biggest dream coming ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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An Act has gone before legislators allowing the Bermuda Government to retain half of criminal proceeds seized by overseas jurisdictions.
The Proceeds Of Crime (Asset Retention) Amendment Act 2015 would allow 50 per cent, or such amounts as the minist...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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Legislators were given a “highly overstated” number of troubled youth that had been served under a now-defunct government programme, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs.
The High Risk Programme, elimin...
DATE: Jul 06, 2015
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