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In the catalogues of figures for Bermuda’s 2012/13 Budget, sharp year-on-year differences occasionally emerge.
Spending on consultants, appears to hold steady - but Government’s anticipated spending on psychological services is set to rise from $6,00...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Struck by the plight of families struggling to pay their bills, Bermuda College student Shakir Amory came to a personal decision to give back and recruit as many people as possible to help him do it.
The 18-year-old has banded together with friends t...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Top UK travel writer Simon Calder is in Bermuda for a two-day whirlwind tour of the Island’s attractions.
The aptly-named ‘48 Hours with Simon Calder’ is also being filmed for The Independent newspaper’s website.
Mr Calder aims to share Bermuda’s cha...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An investigation into the blaze at HWP has been completed by the Bermuda Fire Service.
However, details of the fire’s cause will not be released until the conclusion of inquiries
Acting Inspector Lyndon Raynor confirmed that the HWP file remains und...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A seriously ill crew member is to be brought ashore today from the container ship Ocean Promise, according to Bermuda Martime Operations. The ship is expected to reach local waters at 6pm, to transfer its 46-year-old chief officer, a Croatian male, f...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s golf renaissance has neglected two “excellent” courses that could be turned into world class teaching centres, according to St George’s West MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan, who was elected as a UBP MP, is questioning the “deplorable” state of the St ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Artists who contribute to the cultural fabric of Bermuda have been honoured with cheques to further their work.
Seventeen people received awards from the Cultural Legacy Fund, which this year totaled $75,000.
“Who we are must be grounded in our tradi...
DATE: Feb 24, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three friends are setting off on a mission of aid to Haiti, joining others in a continuing relief project.
More than two years after an earthquake devastated the impoverished Caribbean nation, Bernadette O’Riley, Rachael Burrows and David Diana are g...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
House repossessions are leaving consumers saddled with debts they cannot repay, according to a lawyer who has called for the Bermuda Monetary Authority to help out.
With bailiffs reportedly kept busy carrying out repossession orders, lawyer Keren Lom...
DATE: Feb 22, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New Progressive Labour Party candidate, Cabinet press officer Scott Simmons, is to run in the three-way showdown for Constituency 31, Southampton West Central.
It will be a race between the United Bermuda Party’s incumbent Charlie Swan, the One Berm...
DATE: Feb 21, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
