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If you were worried that free bus travel for students would be taken away in the latest Budget, rest assured that the student exemption stands — but other fares are set to rise on April 1.
Multi-day passes bear the brunt of the fares increase. An adu...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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The disabled represent a major portion of the Island’s recipients of financial aid — and many of those are persons suffering from mental illness.
A Mental Health Foundation forum heard there are 2,665 persons receiving financial assistance at present...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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The cult classic children’s show Fraggle Rock, co-created by Bermudian artist Michael Frith and loosely inspired by the Island’s Crystal Caves, is finally set to hit the big screen.
“The Fraggle community is all abuzz and e-mails have been bouncing a...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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A towering rubber tree dear to walkers along the Railway Trail in Warwick could be axed — but felling work by the Department of Parks has been called off for now after a rash of complaints.
“It’s an absolute shame how little regard we have for the en...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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In a first for Bermuda, a sexual orientation discrimination case has gone before a tribunal of the Human Rights Commission.
Desai Jones, 41, admitted posting a string of anti-gay statements on his Facebook page, but denied that they were directed at ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2015
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It was a packed hall last night at the Heritage Worship Centre in Hamilton as upwards of a thousand people from churches all over the Island joined together for song, prayer and sermons.
“This level of service has not been done for some time, where w...
DATE: Mar 22, 2015
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Questions persist after passengers who struggled to escape from last week’s crashed bus maintain there was so emergency exit from the stricken vehicle.
The driver of the bus from the March 11 crash on East Broadway has been arrested and released on p...
DATE: Mar 21, 2015
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New legislation has been introduced by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy to broaden the properties available to Permanent Resident Certificate holders in a move aimed at boosting the Island’s housing market.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette after yeste...
DATE: Mar 21, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda lags behind all other similar jurisdictions in its protection afforded to citizens with mental health issues — and the lack of inclusion is frustrating other efforts to advocate for them.
One in four residents will experience a problem with t...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
Parents concerned about the possible closure of schools due to declining enrolment reacted with surprise at the inclusion of three-year-old students in the public school system mandate.
“My bank account would be about $15,000 richer,” had she known h...
DATE: Mar 20, 2015
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Education
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Jonathan Bell