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The One Bermuda Alliance last night issued a statement of support for backbencher Leah Scott, who appeared to break with party ranks during Friday’s House of Assembly.
A spokesman said Bermuda’s people wanted their elected officials to work together,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Employers who break the law in failing to cover their staff’s health insurance will soon be named by the Bermuda Health Council.
Every month, hundreds of people are found to have no health insurance — and the council has only been able to reinstate h...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Relay for Life, an annual 24-hour cancer charity fundraiser marked around the world, has doubled in size since its Bermuda launch in 2014.
The relay closed at 6.30pm on Saturday with $451,495 raised for cancer prevention and detection.
Founder Ro...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cost of the hospital’s new acute care wing is about to be passed on to consumers through higher premiums, as the price of the Standard Hospital Benefit goes up by more than ten per cent this month.
The Standard Health Premium (SPR) is set to rise...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) has thrown its support behind new and tighter guidelines for clinical practice, including government healthcare cover for the mammogram, which screens for breast cancer.
Although Minister of Health Jeanne Atherden ha...
DATE: May 29, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian actor Daren Herbert has been bestowed special recognition in the Toronto Theatre Critics Awards for his role in an edgy jazz age musical The Wild Party.
At present caught up in a one-man musical in Barre that concludes this weekend, Mr Herb...
DATE: May 29, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s small businesses need a voice, according to former business owner Keetha Lowe, who characterised the Island’s economic woes as a depression rather than a recession.
The challenges and survival strategies for local entrepreneurs will be expl...
DATE: May 28, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Prospects for entrepreneurs during the 2017 America’s Cup are being explored with a “roadshow” of public forums around the Island.
The Senate heard yesterday from Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, that about 45 people attended an initial in...
DATE: May 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Some flights have been delayed at LF Wade International Airport as the facility’s radar undergoes service, according to an airport source.
The radar maintenance, which was described as routine, is expected to conclude at about 2.30pm, although that i...
DATE: May 28, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
High blood pressure is often known as “the silent killer” and former cricketer Tucoma Robinson considers his own experience a case in point.
Long out of work because of his illness, Mr Robinson finally has a chance at a kidney transplant but needs th...
DATE: May 27, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell