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The charity Tomorrow’s Voices has been given free BlackBerry phones by Digicel Bermuda.
The company announced that it had donated the devices, complete with free local voice and data services.
Tomorrow’s Voices, Bermuda Autism Early Intervention Cent...
DATE: Feb 11, 2011
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Minister of National Security David Burch told senior police officials that he is working hard to represent the Bermuda Police Service in this year’s budgeting process.
The Minister, along with Governor Sir Richard Gozney, visited the senior command ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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The Department of Labour and Training announced a series of workshops for this month to help Bermudians find and apply for jobs.
The free workshops tackle issues including employee rights and responsibilities, how to create and improve a resume and i...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Transportation Minister Terry Lister yesterday increased the limit of the Motor Insurance Fund, making more money available to the victims of hit-and-runs for treatment.
The fund, first established in 1990, is designed to help members of the public w...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Bus services ground to a halt yesterday afternoon as drivers clashed with the Department of Public Transportation over the firing of a veteran driver.
The worker was reportedly fired because he called in sick from driving the bus, but worked a shift ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Three people are being held by police in connection with the fatal shooting of Colford Ferguson.
Mr Ferguson, a 29-year-old construction worker, was killed in a daylight shooting at a house at the junction of Somerset Road and East Shore Road.
A Poli...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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A senior social worker appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday in connection with a charge of obtaining property through deception.
Kennette Robinson, who has worked as acting director of the Department of Child and Family Services, pleaded not guil...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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Court
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The Health Department is asking residents to have frank conversations about sex this week.
The idea is to make the public more aware during Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week.
Senior medical officer Cheryl Peek-Ball said: “Parents should h...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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One hundred percent of Bermuda residents will be provided with basic and essential health care in 2013, under a revolutionary National Health Plan unveiled yesterday.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said the plan would introduce “wide-ranging and profo...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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Health
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The maximum payout to victims of road accidents is to rise by more than $100,000, Government announced today.
Transport Minister Terry Lister said changes to the Motor Insurers Fund mean accident victims will be able to receive as much as $375,000 t...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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