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Health Minister Zane DeSilva has reported on the “aggressive time frame” for putting in place Bermuda’s National Health Plan.
The plan is designed to provide residents with universal access to healthcare by 2014.
In a Ministerial Statement before th...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Don’t shoot the messenger,” was the comeback from Bermuda Broadcasting Company CEO Rick Richardson, following Government allegations that ZBM was in possession of stolen property.
Mr Richardson told The Royal Gazette that an Internal Audit report po...
DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A $4.1 million wall at Dockyard’s cruise ship pier is to be scrapped instead of being repaired, Public Works Minister Michael Weeks said — and Government will foot the bill.
Taking down the wall would be cheaper than repairing it, Mr Weeks told the H...
DATE: Apr 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 23-year-old man has appeared in Magistrates’ Court on two charges of attempted murder.
Devon Hewey, of Palmetto Road, Pembroke, was also accused of using a firearm to commit the offences.
No plea was entered, as the charges are indictable only and ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former watch leader with the Bermuda Sloop Foundation has been hailed by the charity as a young man who “found the leader in himself”.
Reid Perinchief, 21, struggled so much with school that he withdrew from the Berkeley Institute at the age of 17....
DATE: Apr 14, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Threatening disciplinary action, Civil Service head Donald Scott condemned the alleged theft of a report on Government spending that ended up broadcast on television.
Meanwhile, Auditor General Heather Matthews said she expected “swift and decisive p...
DATE: Apr 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Public Works Minister Michael Weeks will address lingering questions over repairs to Heritage Wharf today in the House of Assembly, a spokesman said.
Work on the $60 million storm damaged pier could start within days, Mr Weeks also announced yesterda...
DATE: Apr 13, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young students at Dalton E Tucker Primary were able to meet the educator after whom their school is named at a special service at White Hill Chapel.
“It was a treat,” said acting school principal Jay Tucker. “In years to come, the impact of speaking ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three days of “family-centred, inclusive” celebrations are planned across the Island for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Events to commemorate the milestone will be held Saturday, June 2 through Monday, June 4.
A Diamond Jubilee Committee spokesman said...
DATE: Apr 12, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island was awarded air time by two US broadcasters this week, courtesy of CBS Radio’s partnership with the Bermuda Department of Tourism.
Hundreds of thousands of listeners in the Washington, DC and Baltimore area covering Delaware, Maryland and ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
