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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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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
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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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hitting back at criticism of the Chief Fire Officer, former National Security Minister David Burch said any blame for funding cuts to the service ought to rest with him.
Colonel Burch sprang to the defence of Fire Chief Vincent Hollinsid, criticised ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 30-year-old woman motorcycle rider is being treated for serious head injuries following a crash tonight.
A Police spokesman said the single-vehicle accident on North Shore Road, Devonshire was reported at 6.15pm.
The rider appeared to have lost con...
DATE: Feb 24, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Education has been spared budget cuts, with $145 million set aside for the year ahead.
Bermuda Union of Teachers head Mike Charles gave this year’s Budget a passing grade.
“We need all we can get,” Mr Charles told The Royal Gazette.
The figures alloc...
DATE: Feb 23, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
