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The Bermuda Health Council has outlined its priorities in the year ahead which includes improving road safety and driving down healthcare costs.
Improving health facilities through inspections, improving access to health insurance and developing pol...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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‘Experiencing Bermuda’ is the theme of this year’s Hospitality Month which will include a variety of events through April.
Hosts Bermuda Hospitality Institute are hoping to attract as many residents and visitors as possible.
The month, which includ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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President of the Bermuda Public Service Union Jason Hayward has succeeded Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert as head of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
Raymond Bean, president of the Electrical Supply Trade Union (ESTU), is the new fi...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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When he was only four years old, Sheridan Smith would beg his parents to take him to Clearwater Beach after school so he could watch the aeroplanes coming in.
And when all his friends wanted cool wheels for their birthdays, the young Sheridan wanted...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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The deadline for the Ministry of Education’s scholarship and award opportunities has been extended to April 16.
New scholarships and awards are as follows:
• Minister’s Achievement Scholarship for graduating public school students pursuing overseas ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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Shadow health minister Kim Wilson has reiterated the need for laws requiring family members to care for their elderly relatives at home.
Ms Wilson was speaking in light of the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s announcement on Thursday that the emergency depa...
DATE: Mar 25, 2017
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Former St George’s Cup Match captain Wendell Smith has told how he turned up to hospital prepared to have a serious knee operation on two occasions only to be sent home due to a lack of available beds.
And he said there was even a possibility that h...
DATE: Mar 25, 2017
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Tourism minister Michael Fahy has drafted a Bill in the Senate to “eliminate the cumbersome and costly” administration process for hotels and tourist attractions to gain concessions.
Mr Fahy’s Tourism Investment Act 2017 will also ensure that busine...
DATE: Mar 24, 2017
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An increase in land-holding charges that had been due to come into effect this month is facing further delays.
The increases, ranging from 5 per cent to 12.5 per cent depending on the types of property, are expected to be deferred until March 2019.
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DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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Spending on financial intelligence came under the spotlight during the Budget debate on the Ministry of Legal Affairs.
The Financial Intelligence Unit has been allocated $1.6 million for 2017-8, up from $1.5 million last year.
During the House of Ass...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017
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