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A motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton has been passed over for a third week.
Mr Horton was accused by the Progressive Labour Party of misconduct by suppressing debate — dating back to a stormy session of Parliament in March th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Protesters cheered outside the Cabinet Building last night after an unpopular proposal to adopt more stringent insurance coverage for mammography was dropped.
It was an abrupt about-face for Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, who told about 200...
DATE: Jun 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Struggling families cannot afford even a modest increase in their Belco rates, according to social activist Sheelagh Cooper.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children head gave guarded support to Belco’s announcement that it might raise its rates ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2015
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A seminar on the unpredictable nature of hurricanes, which will include a presentation of data collected during Hurricane Gonzalo, is set to go ahead later this month in London.
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) is giving its Risk Predic...
DATE: Jun 04, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A spontaneous decision to quietly protest by hanging bras outside of the Cabinet building has been well received, organisers have said. The demonstration against legislation that would bring in new clinical guidelines for the mammogram breast cancer ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fresh salvo came from the Bermuda Trade Union Congress last night in its lingering dispute with Government over whether or not acceptable cost cuts were settled on this year.
The statement hearkened back to days of industrial action and protests in...
DATE: Jun 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A road safety task force commissioned after an emergency summit has met twice and will hold another meeting this week, according to a transport spokeswoman.
A public campaign featuring “well-known Bermudians who support road safety” is now in the wor...
DATE: Jun 03, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four people have been made redundant at Clarien Bank in the past month, according to a company spokesman.
However, he said that the bank had hired more than that number for “new key roles related to business-generating activities”.
The spokesman said...
DATE: Jun 03, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A victorious Tom Butterfield cycled into Paris yesterday with friends in tow after crossing 500 miles in support of the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
With his latest excursion, Mr Butterfield has thus far raised around $135,000 to keep Masterwor...
DATE: Jun 02, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new schedule for a national census has been approved after what were initially strenuous objections from the Opposition.
In a switch from the five-year schedule set in 2002, and last carried out for the 2010 census, the count is now left to the Pre...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell