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Government’s health insurance is improving on its poor history of turnaround for claims, a spokesman said.
And better prediction methods in the Department are reflected in its latest Budget figures.
Health Insurance funding for the new fiscal year is...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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Betting shops did a brisk trade as patriotic locals put their money — and lost it — on Bradford City this weekend.
“We would have had quite a few huge payouts if Nahki Wells had scored and Bradford had won,” admitted Sea Horses boss Lee Beauchamp.
“B...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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Criticism of outgoing Fire Chief Vince Hollinsid came as a “surprise and a disappointment” to Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
Mr Dunkley said he didn’t intend to get involved in a “back and forth” between Fire Service Association President Al...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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The 20 fresh officers promised by Government for police will be recruits who have passed the first step in their qualifications.
Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley made the clarification after confirming that a pool of suitable candidates were “r...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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A crackdown on bad driving will not divert resources from everyday work, police have announced.
Instead all officers will be obliged to ticket motorists they see breaking the law over the coming months.
Inspector Phil Lewis of the Roads Policing Uni...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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The House of Assembly got $350,000 in refurbishments over the last fiscal year.
A Public Works spokesman said a job upgrading the Sessions House fire alarm system had been offered to local vendors, and should be finished in mid-March.
Other work incl...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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A 28-year-old woman is being treated for serious head injuries following a motorcycle crash.
The Smith’s resident is in “critical condition” in the Intensive Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, a Police spokesman said today.
She was invol...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Medical scans can deliver dangerous levels of radiation exposure, according to a doctor.
Optometrist Royland Samms sounded the warning as part of a debate over soaring healthcare costs.
“There is a danger of lifetime exposure to ionising radiation th...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Fans of Nahki Wells put on an impressive show of support both here and abroad.
Supporters young and old thronged the hall in front of a big screen at the footballer’s former school, CedarBridge Academy.
Nine-year-old Ajani Lee, who honked a horn thr...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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High-tech medical equipment is partially to blame for rising healthcare costs, doctors said.
But one of the Island’s leading insurers issued a reminder that a complex range of factors are driving the increasing expense of healthcare in Bermuda.
Optom...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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