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The Island will host an international gathering of physicians and academics, commencing tomorrow, for the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngology, or head and neck surgery.
The CAO conference is to be formally welcomed to the...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Chris Furbert invoked the spirit of the 1981 General Strike and warned Government “to be careful what you ask for” as he hit back at proposed changes to labour regulations.
Bermuda Industrial Union workers will meet today to discuss the controversia...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Craig Cannonier called for unity in the aftermath of a march on Parliament by union members protesting Government’s planned change to transport laws.
“This is not about, as we heard earlier today, going back to the 1970s and 1980s, when we ha...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Wildcat strikes by ferry and bus staff will be illegal in the near future if proposed changes to labour laws are approved.
And the controversial move could put Government on a collision course with the Bermuda Industrial Union, which has brought publ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two men jailed for conspiring to smuggle half a million dollars’ worth of cocaine to the Island may be freed if their appeals against conviction are successful in the Supreme Court.
Footballer Everett Bean, 31, who is accused of being the kingpin in ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ash Wednesday — tomorrow — will be marked by teams from the Anglican Church offering prayer and ashes to the public around Hamilton.
Christians traditionally mark their foreheads with a cross of ashes as a sign of penitence on the first day of Lent....
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has spent $5.5 million to date to clean up Morgan’s Point, according to Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, who told MPs that the job was expected to be done by March 31, 2016.
The total authorised figure for remediation is $38 million...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Craig Cannonier spent less on travel in 14 months than the Progressive Labour Party government, according to a rebuttal to Opposition criticism of the Premier’s travel bill.
The statement came in response to PLP Leader Marc Bean’s condemnatio...
DATE: Mar 01, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Regiment and Bermuda Fire Service have teamed up to promote firefighting as a career for soldiers finishing their service.
Regiment Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown said the partnership would attract more volunteers to the R...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Craig Cannonier has taken 17 official trips since assuming office, costing taxpayers a total of $180,000.
The breakdown of expenses, given in response to parliamentary questions from Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean, include the cost...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
