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Government is still in the early stages of looking into taking control of Bermuda’s commercial airspace, according to Transport Minister Derrick Burgess.
He told a press conference yesterday that everything had a planning stage and the idea was prese...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The founders of a new patients’ group have had what they described as a “positive meeting” with bosses at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Mark Selley and Allan DeSilva met yesterday morning with Bermuda Hospitals Board chief executive officer Davi...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Pharmacist Kiran Shah is convinced he choose the right career for himself and now he hopes to give young Bermudians a helping hand down the same path.
Father-of-two Mr Shah and his wife Lauren have launched a $4,000 annual scholarship for local stude...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government will spend $3 million replacing the ageing vehicles in Bermuda’s public bus fleet, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday.
He told a press conference the Department of Public Transportation (DPT) had been allocated the fund...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A husband angry at the treatment his sick wife received at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has formed a group for other dissatisfied patients and relatives.
Allan DeSilva, 77, says more than 25 people have agreed to join his committee, which is cal...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Allan DeSilva claims his wife Silvia came out of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at the end of last year with problems she hadn’t gone in with.
Mrs DeSilva, 71, is diabetic and was admitted for pain management in August. According to her husband, s...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Four years ago, Raymond Evans began suffering from a “gagging feeling” which was so bad that he took himself to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
“They said there was nothing wrong,” said the 62-year-old. “I left. I told myself it w...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
John Pacheco's complaint dates back to September 2007, when he says he suffered kidney failure during a stay at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The 53-year-old, who has had both legs and seven fingers amputated due to poor circulation caused by hi...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Michael DeCosta and his two siblings regret that their elderly father Edward ever went into King Edward VII Memorial in December 2009.
The 84-year-old had Lou Gehrig’s disease, which is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, meaning he’d lost c...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government hopes to rake in $7 million in the next financial year by rolling back two tax breaks for seniors.
Premier Paula Cox announced in her Budget statement yesterday that property owners aged 65 and older will have to pay land tax if their home...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways