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Government is the top culprit for the Island’s “skyrocketing” health costs, the Opposition has charged.
Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley also accused Government of stalling on the release of financial statements from the Bermuda Hospitals Boar...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Warwick man charged with threatening a magistrate could see the case against him thrown out of court.
However, the prosecuting side maintain that Nicole Stoneham had ample reason to fear for her safety during an exchange of words with Laurie Furber...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Anxieties linger in the healthcare industry, over tomorrow’s deadline for the end of upfront charges on the insured portion of a doctor or dentist’s service.
Bermuda Dental Association head Chris Allington told The Royal Gazette: “I think there is a ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest grim forecast for the Island’s health costs has underlined the need for a unified effort, insurers BF&M have warned.
The Bermuda Health Council has projected that locals will spend $1.7 billion on their healthcare in 2021.
Said BF&M presid...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Andrew Fleming already made history at CedarBridge Academy when he graduated with a near-perfect 3.98 grade point average — the school’s highest.
On the strength of those marks, the Southampton teenager won the Robert Clements scholarship, sponsored ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After a 15-year fight, a Bermudian vet rejected for the post of Government Veterinary Officer has lost her discrimination case.
Susann Smith became the Island’s first black woman to qualify as a vet when she gained her doctorate of veterinary medicin...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda College has responded to a former board chairman’s charge that his vision for the institution was allowed to fall by the wayside.
Insurance leader Brian Hall’s dream for an internationally-accredited facility with student residences has infor...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The owner of a cafe set on fire by a Bermudian man upset by foreign workers, has said he cannot understand why his business would have been targeted.
Carlos Astwood was charged with attempted arson after he set fire to the door of Buzz Cafe on Pitts ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s rising cost of healthcare “may present challenges with respect to sustainability and affordability”, according to the latest National Health Accounts Report.
However, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said Government was nonetheless in a good...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Marine Police boats taken ashore for upgrades will be back in action in time for the Cup Match holiday, the service has reported.
Several vessels can be seen high and dry at an East End boatyard off St David’s Road.
The upgrades come at a time of cha...
DATE: Jul 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
