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Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley has declared his commitment to the Island’s students and educational reform — but apologised for the publicity over his application for a post back in the US.
And he did not explicitly state that he wouldn’t acce...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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Bermuda has so far donated close to $500,000 to the Philippines recovery effort in the wake of last year’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan.
This includes $65,000 raised by ANCOP, or Answering the Cry of the Poor, and $60,000 from the Association of Filipi...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Upcoming developments to the Island’s roads have been revealed by Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin in her Budget brief, delivered at the House of Assembly.
Road improvements have been allocated $4.75 million for the coming fiscal year, t...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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A fairer system for dumping charges is coming for both the Marsh Folly and airport dumps, according to Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
Starting next month, horticultural waste at Marsh Folly will be billed by weight rather than the num...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Government’s ageing complement of buildings are to be reviewed over the year ahead — and some may even be demolished, according to Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
With the exception of the new Dame Lois Browne Evans Building, the stock...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Government is allowing for darker rear windows on taxis, which will cut down on air conditioning and allow more privacy for passengers.
Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell said the policy switch would allow the back windows on taxis, mini buses and li...
DATE: Mar 15, 2014
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Government plans to cut the Mirrors youth development programme loose as an independent entity, according to Community Minister Wayne Scott.
And the overseas organisation on which Mirrors is based — Uncommon Results — has had its consultancy budget t...
DATE: Mar 15, 2014
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Financial Assistance will have dealt out an “unprecedented” $50 million to roughly 2,680 residents in need by the close of the current fiscal year, according to Community Minister Wayne Scott.
The number of Bermudians depending on Government’s help i...
DATE: Mar 15, 2014
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Police are no longer looking for suspects in the investigation of the untimely deaths of Anthony and Regina Robinson.
The St George’s couple were found dead in their Wellington Slip Road home on Monday.
Both had “acute wounds”, according to police, w...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Financial Assistance will have dealt out an “unprecedented” $50 million to roughly 2,680 residents in need by the close of the current fiscal year, according to Community Minister Wayne Scott.
That number of Bermudians depending on Government’s help ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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