9018 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Jonathan Bell
Unethical business and poor governance have been revealed in the volumes of e-mails released by the People’s Campaign, according to Leader of the Opposition Marc Bean and Deputy Leader David Burt.
Both said that Finance minister Bob Richards ought to...
DATE: May 14, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Earthquake-stricken Nepal is getting help from Bermuda via the global non-profit Adara Group but needs run high, according to group founder Audette Exel.
“The scale of the catastrophe cannot be appreciated until you see it,” Ms Exel told The Royal Ga...
DATE: May 13, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Government Ministers have been accused of giving away control of LF Wade International Airport to foreign interests.
The grass roots community group the People’s Campaign has called a town-hall meeting for tomorrow night, urging “all Bermudi...
DATE: May 13, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Financial assistance is potentially available for local veterans and their widows in cases of need, with the help of overseas organisations.
Veterans deemed eligible by the Bermuda Legion can apply for annuities from the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Service...
DATE: May 13, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s courts need more power to force deadbeat dads to keep up with their child-support payments, it has been argued, as the plight of destitute single mothers left in debt has become more desperate.
“My son’s father owes more than $10,000 and he...
DATE: May 11, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three people appeared this morning in Magistrates’ Court on a series of drug and firearm charges.
First before magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo was Romonito Adawan, 36, who was accused of importing and possessing a firearm on May 5, as well as ammunition.
...
DATE: May 11, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Local war veterans and their widows can now obtain extra benefits via the Bermuda Legion, which is officially aligned with the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League.
“We have got ourselves in a position where the League will offer an annuity for life...
DATE: May 11, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A medical seminar aims to render the Island’s health system more effective by “unifying us around the philosophy and practice of evidence based medicine”, according to chief medical officer Cheryl Peek-Ball.
The symposium for healthcare professionals...
DATE: May 09, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Health
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian nurse in Nepal has reported harrowing scenes of devastation, along with daily aftershocks, in the wake of earthquakes that have killed more than 8,000 people in the Kathmandu valley.
“The sense of fear is still quite palpable,” said Emily...
DATE: May 08, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It’s crunch time for Hamilton and St George as voters go to the polls today in their first election under a hybrid voting system allowing representation for rate-paying businesses as well as residents.
In Hamilton, former mayor Charles Gosling, depos...
DATE: May 07, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell