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MPs passed legislation changing the boat licence renewal period from December to April.
Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Derrick Burgess told the House of Assembly yesterday that the Marine Board Amendment Act 2012 had been tabled to “align the ...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Employers and their staff can agree to suspend private pension contributions for a year under legislation approved by MPs yesterday.
Premier Paula Cox told the House of Assembly the National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Temporary Amendment ...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Politicians who try to influence the awarding of government contracts could face a $10,000 fine and a year-long jail sentence under a new bill proposed by Premier Paula Cox.
The penalties, which would also apply to contractors and public officers fou...
DATE: May 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police yesterday urged criminals to think about “our community” and not spoil Bermuda Day with violence.
Acting Superintendent Tracy Adams told a press conference there would be high visibility patrols on the May 24 holiday and throughout the weekend...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Former Health Minister Quinton Edness is calling on Government and the community to join forces to save the Island’s air ambulance.
The retired United Bermuda Party politician, who was airlifted to the US by Bermuda Air Medivac (BAM) after breaking h...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Police today urged criminals to think about "our community" and not spoil Bermuda Day with violence.
Acting Superintendent Tracy Adams told a press conference this morning that there would be high visibility patrols on the May 24 holiday and througho...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Auditor General is considering “alleged irregularities” in relation to a low-cost public housing scheme at Southside.
Heather Jacobs Matthews was asked to look into financial matters in relation to the Orange Hole development by Kevin Bean-Walls,...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The nurse who launched Bermuda's air ambulance seven years ago said yesterday she felt unappreciated for the work she'd put in and could no longer afford to keep the struggling service going.
Eloise Bell, vice president of Bermuda Air Medivac (BAM), ...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Harvard professor of surgery says it would be of “great advantage” to Bermuda to have an on-Island air ambulance — for emergency medical evacuations and to get organ transplant patients to the US quickly.
Dr Stefan Tullius, chief of transplant surg...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Dale Lee is convinced his son Brandon is only alive today because of Bermuda Air Medivac (BAM).
Brandon, now 28, crashed his motorcycle while driving home during a bad storm in September 2010.
He had no visible injuries that night but the next day he...
DATE: May 14, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
