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Bermuda's petition to become a full member of the University of the West Indies has been unanimously accepted.
It means students from Bermuda will now get subsidised rates, while Government contributes to the revenues of UWI.
According to the West In...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards last night complained nobody was accountable for another $6.8 million that has disappeared "down a rathole".
Mr. Richards said of Government's decision to release Asset Union Holdings of the burden of it its perfo...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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Thirty physicians have signed a letter to Health Minister Nelson Bascome opposing plans for stem cell treatment for neurodegenerative disorders in Bermuda.
The doctors — all licensed and practising on the Island — say treating neurodegenerative disor...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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Government is to pay out $45,000 to underwrite costs incurred by taxis as a result of the National Heroes Day date switch.
Taxi drivers complained they had already paid to calibrate their meters in the knowledge that the holiday was going to take pla...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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Retail sales plummeted $1.3 million in March as customers kept their hands in their pockets during the economic crisis. New figures show a fall of 1.4 percent — 6.2 percent when the inflation rate is taken into account — as spending dropped from $90....
DATE: May 14, 2009
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Gang members from the United States are increasingly making inroads in Bermuda and bringing a greater sophistication to gang behaviour, according to community workers on the streets.
And Bermudians are also heading to the US to take part in gang acti...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Retail sales fell $1.3 million in March, according to statistics released by Government today.
Consumers spent $88.8 million on goods during the month — down from $90.1 million in 2008 — with experts saying households remain reluctant to spend on non...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Majiedah (Rozy) Azhar was yesterday announced as Bermuda's first female Chief Immigration Officer.
Mrs. Azhar, who succeeds Martin Brewer, will receive direction from Home Affairs Minister David Burch and Permanent Secretary Derrick Binns.
A Governme...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Premier Ewart Brown yesterday said his confidence in advertising agency GlobalHue was mainly based on the "tremendous impact" of an advertising campaign three years ago.
GlobalHue — reportedly run by Dr. Brown's longtime friend Don Coleman — faced no...
DATE: May 12, 2009
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United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan last night called for the Island's leaders to bring people together on race.
Mr. Swan released a statement saying race advisor Rolfe Commissiong's comments about Friday night's House of Assembly debate on race wer...
DATE: May 12, 2009
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