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Increasing numbers of people are reporting they’ve been unemployed a long time, according to retail boss Kristi Grayston.
As Government continues to refuse to provide unemployment figures, Ms Grayston said anecdotal evidence suggests the tally is con...
DATE: Apr 19, 2011
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Tim Smith
Bermuda needs to create a better social contract by creating jobs through a strengthened economy and improved education system,
Shadow National Security Minister Michael Dunkley said yesterday. Senator Dunkley said the only way to tackle gang cultur...
DATE: Apr 19, 2011
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Crime
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Tim Smith
Bermuda Hospitals Board yesterday called for the Island’s air ambulance to gain international certification so it can become the carrier of choice for all patients needing overseas treatment.
However, Bermuda Air Medivac (BAM) argued it could only ge...
DATE: Apr 18, 2011
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Health
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Tim Smith
More than one in ten registered voters lost a job in the past 12 months, according to a new poll.
The Opposition yesterday repeated its call for up-to-date employment figures, claiming more people are hurting in the economic crisis than Government ha...
DATE: Apr 18, 2011
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Public opinion on Bermuda’s leading politicians has plunged in the first quarter of 2011.
Premier Paula Cox, Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess, United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan and Bermuda Democratic Alliance leader Craig Cannonier all took a hit in...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
The Progressive Labour Party’s lead over the United Bermuda Party has been cut to four percentage points in the latest poll by Mindmaps.
Thirty-two percent of people said they would vote PLP if an election was called today, down from 44 percent in th...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Premier Paula Cox and the Progressive Labour Party’s performance approval ratings have come down with a bump in a new poll by Mindmaps.
Just 28 percent of people believe Ms Cox is doing a good job as Premier, while only 16 percent are impressed with...
DATE: Apr 15, 2011
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Politics
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Tim Smith
Some cardiac patients have to wait several hours for America-based air ambulances to fly them overseas for crucial treatment while Bermuda's vehicle sits idle in the St David's hangar.
Bermuda Air Medivac (BAM) vice president Eloise Bell says she's b...
DATE: Apr 14, 2011
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Workers don’t know whether they’ll be supported if they lose their jobs this summer because Bermuda Industrial Union is so far behind in its financial reporting, according to Bermuda Democratic Alliance chairman Michael Fahy.
The BIU has said it will...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
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Tim Smith
Former gang member Jahma Gibbons says churches need to do more to steer people away from a life on the streets.
Mr Gibbons a violent heroin dealer until his barber convinced him to turn to God seven years ago says church leaders are not saying enough...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
