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The public will be asked to comment on a draft freedom of information law in 2009, Attorney General Kim Wilson has promised.
Sen. Wilson told The Royal Gazette that a first draft of the proposed Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation was com...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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Under-fire advertising agency GlobalHue has described the doubt cast on its relationship with the Department of Tourism by Auditor General Larry Dennis as "libellous".
Jacqueline Reynolds, GlobalHue's executive vice president, said in a statement iss...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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Children will learn how to make healthy choices about drugs, alcohol and cigarettes at an early age, thanks to a soon-to-be-launched initiative.
The Al's Pals programme is aimed at helping students aged three to eight understand self-control and deve...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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A guitarist and aspiring music producer with a passion for charity work and a diligent approach to his studies has been named the Island's top teenager of 2009.
Matthew Witkowski was found by the judges of this year's Outstanding Teen Awards to be "a...
DATE: Mar 16, 2009
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There were a "startling" 144 cases of alleged elder abuse reported between April and December last year, MPs heard yesterday.
The figure, contained in this year's Budget book, was highlighted by Shadow Health and Seniors Minister Louise Jackson durin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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The construction industry has been warned that unsafe sites will result in enforcement action after three falls involving workers this month.
Health Minister Nelson Bascome told the House of Assembly that one of the accidents involved a worker fallin...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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A woman was dragged into a driveway in Pembroke by a man who tried to sexually assault her, Police revealed last night.
The 28-year-old, from Paget, was walking along Pitts Bay Road near Smatt's Cycles at about 4 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, when a...
DATE: Mar 14, 2009
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Hospital fees will rise this year by almost seven percent — an increase described by Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards as "huge" for the people of Bermuda.
The new in-patient, out-patient and physician charges were approved in the House of Assembl...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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A ten percent increase in the cost of insurance premiums for basic hospital care was criticised by Opposition MPs in the House of Assembly.
The new rate for the minimum level of cover which employers must provide insurance for — known as standard hos...
DATE: Mar 13, 2009
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The number of tourists visiting the House of Assembly fell by more than 27 percent last year.
Junior Minister Michael Scott, delivering the Budget brief for the Ministry of Justice in the House, said 527 tourists visited in 2008, compared to 729 in 2...
DATE: Mar 12, 2009
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