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Ombudsman Arlene Brock warned Government not to interfere with her future decisions as she lamented the pressure she faced over her Tucker’s Point SDO probe.
Ms Brock said she was asked, advised, cajoled and urged to scrap her investigation during si...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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Prisoners will be kept in cells below Sessions House as they wait to obtain a surety, under amendments passed by the House of Assembly yesterday.
Until now, suspects granted bail have been kept in police cells at the Dame Lois Browne Evans building w...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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Tim Smith
Old foes Zane DeSilva and Louise Jackson reignited their war of words over FutureCare and Lefroy House in a familiar clash in the House of Assembly.
Mrs Jackson bombarded the Health Minister with Parliamentary Questions on two of her pet subjects; he...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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Tim Smith
Tributes poured in last night from all sectors of the community for veteran Royal Gazette photographer, Tamell Simons, who died after a battle with cancer.
Mr Simons, 46, who died on Thursday evening, was remembered for making “the world a more beaut...
DATE: Jun 30, 2012
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MPs will today debate legislation giving more power to police in the fight against gang violence.
It will become an offence for somebody to instruct a member of an unlawful gang to commit an offence, under amendments to the Criminal Code Act due befo...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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The Berkeley Institute class of 2012 celebrated their graduation yesterday — but valedictorian Tashel Bean urged them to aim higher than being top dogs in Bermuda.
Ninety-nine students passed their courses, including 93 out of 106 S4 students and ano...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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Education
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Tim Smith
Independence supporter Walton Brown believes the UK aims to step up its power over Overseas Territories through its newly released White Paper.
But Governor George Fergusson argues the Foreign Office document merely underlines the UK’s renewed commit...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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Politics
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Tim Smith
People are now able to pay their HIP and FutureCare premiums online through Butterfield online banking.
Announcing the move at a press conference, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said it should help those who find it inconvenient to pay in person. Onlin...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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Health
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Tim Smith
Government workers are meeting tomorrow to discuss their long-awaited plans for a wage cut and pension freeze.
Talks are still rumbling on four months after a deal was agreed in principle aimed at saving Government tens of millions of dollars.
It’s u...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
British-based campaigners are calling for Government and Wedco to reconsider their proposal to tear down Victoria and Albert Rows amid fears a vital part of Bermuda’s heritage could be destroyed.
The Naval Dockyards Society is calling for a conservat...
DATE: Jun 26, 2012
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