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The Corporation of Hamilton is doing “less with less” to ensure it remains a going concern, according to Mayor Charles Gosling.
He told a town-hall meeting that the fall in revenue suffered by City Hall after the Municipalities Reform Act came into e...
DATE: Jan 19, 2012
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A businessman has urged fellow property owners in the City of Hamilton to withhold their taxes from City Hall in protest at no longer having a vote.
Bill Boyle told a Corporation of Hamilton town hall meeting on Tuesday that it was a “real utter disg...
DATE: Jan 19, 2012
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Visitors to the City of Hamilton are being harassed by a rising number of vagrants, a meeting heard last night.
Corporation of Hamilton Deputy Mayor Glen Smith told a town-hall meeting that begging on the streets had become a serious concern and need...
DATE: Jan 18, 2012
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Bighearted readers of The Royal Gazette have donated thousands of dollars in little more than a week to help an elderly widow with dementia receive care in her own home.
The LCCA (Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association), which has agreed to collect mo...
DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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A kindhearted citizen has stepped in to save 98-year-old Mrs O, the home-alone widow with dementia and diabetes who has been refused any financial aid from Government.
Liz Stewart, whose own mother has Alzheimer's disease, said she barely slept a win...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Opposition MPs said it was no surprise a vehicle licence exemption for seniors had been abused, costing Government $17 million in lost revenue.
Those aged 65 and above who own a car have not had to pay to licence their vehicle since 2007 but the poli...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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A 98-year-old widow with dementia and diabetes who has been ruled ineligible for Financial Assistance was last night still home alone despite a visit from a Department of Health social worker yesterday.
Mrs O was assessed at the rundown property wher...
DATE: Dec 15, 2011
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A 98-year-old widow suffering from dementia and diabetes who lives alone in her rundown family home has been ruled ineligible for Financial Assistance by Government.
Mrs O is in desperate need of round-the-clock care but because she has a “life inter...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox today urged taxpayers to get involved in helping Government draw up the next Budget.
She released a pre-Budget report in the House of Assembly and later told a lunchtime press conference that it was crucial citizens felt a part of t...
DATE: Dec 12, 2011
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Bermuda will take part in a global remembrance service this weekend for parents who have lost a child and those who want to support them.
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting is at Bright Temple AME Church, on Spring Hill Road, Warwick...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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