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Freedom of information campaigner Heather Brooke will be one of the guest speakers at a forum on the public’s right to know later this month.
The Centre for Justice is hosting the session at the Centennial Hall at St Paul AME Church on Court Street i...
DATE: Mar 06, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
This year’s police budget of more than $68 million won’t be enough to get the service up to full strength, Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards complained yesterday.
In his reply to the Budget, the One Bermuda Alliance MP said the Island’s gang probl...
DATE: Mar 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Opposition would abolish the role of “amateur” Tourism Minister, encourage foreign capital for waterfront development, hold a referendum on casinos and implement a short-term marketing strategy to revive the second pillar of the economy.
Shadow F...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Opposition yesterday renewed its call for an independent standards board for schools, as it accused Government of squandering the chance to radically improve public education.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards, in his reply to the Budget, said...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
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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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
