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Legislators approved nearly $23 million in overspending for Government’s 2014-15 budget in a marathon session of the House of Assembly that finally concluded at 4.15am.
Opposition Members of Parliament criticised several ministers for being unprepare...
DATE: Mar 17, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Allison Seymour was only too happy to take over school video for CedarBridge Academy — but his future plans are a lot more ambitious.
Allison’s popular videos appear on display screens in the school’s hallways: he shoots commercials for CedarBridge a...
DATE: Mar 16, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Members of Parliament are to debate their salaries for the coming year on Monday.
Legislators are likely to be closely watched during the talks, held on the last day of the exhaustive post-Budget committee of supply meetings.
The earnings of Cabinet ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A glow-in-the-dark fun walk and run through Hamilton will recruit city businesses to light up the streets during the March 28 Earth Hour celebration.
The environmental charity Greenrock, in conjunction with the Corporation of Hamilton, Belco and Poli...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A significant collapse of rock along North Shore in Hamilton Parish threatens to undermine a section of the popular Railway Trail, according to walkers.
“It had to be two weeks ago — I walk through here every day, and it looks like it’s dangerously c...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents will be awarded more say in the administration and reform of Bermuda’s public schools, under legislation approved by Parliament.
The Education Amendment Act 2015 will redress a long-standing lack of communication, parental involvement, transp...
DATE: Mar 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The construction of a resort at the former Club Med site will not commence in May but later this year, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell informed the House of Assembly.
The timeline announced in December for the long-awaited development changed due to...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eyewitnesses described several lucky escapes after a bus carrying nine nursery schoolchildren smashed into parked cars on East Broadway before ploughing into a utility pole.
Eight people were injured, including two visitors and a few children. None w...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An appeal against conviction by sex offender Milton Richardson has been rejected, and the Crown continues to challenge the reduction of his original sentence from 18 months to one year.
While it appeared to be in doubt whether Richardson, a former yo...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government has not taken a definite stance on the disputed issue of medical precertification, but the threat of its introduction has reined in the overuse of expensive medical tests.
Opposition leader Marc Bean asked Health Minister Jeann...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell