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Public Works Minister Michael Weeks pleaded with people to properly dispose of their waste as he reminded them of punishments for illegal dumping.
Mr Weeks held a press conference at Aeolia Drive in Devonshire to complain about the frequent discardin...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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A vessel bound for Turkey diverted to Bermuda last night, to offload a sick crew member.
The 25-year-old Filipino, who was aboard the bulk carrier Amfialos, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment for an infection.
The ship, head...
DATE: Jul 19, 2012
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Environmentalists BEST backed calls for a policy unit on housing, but raised doubts over claims of soaring prices.
Meanwhile the One Bermuda Alliance weighed into the debate by urging Government to find ways of letting homeless people make use of the...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church yesterday declared its abhorrence for homophobia — but said gay people were meant to be “summoned to a struggle”.
Reacting to Government’s plans to protect homosexuals from discrimination under an Equality Act, the Ch...
DATE: Jul 18, 2012
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Bermuda Hospitals Board staff are visiting a number of overseas hospitals to pick up tips as they continue to oversee the redevelopment of the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Media reports in the UK say health teams from Bermuda were recently at t...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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Tim Smith
Unsuitable homes lead to low educational achievement and antisocial behaviour, said the Sustainable Development Roundtable as it urged Government to take its report on housing seriously.
Advisory group chairwoman Ianthia Wade issued a statement point...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin mocked Transport Minister Walter Roban for blaming the poor state of Bermuda’s ferries on salty water.
“The last I knew Bermuda is in the Atlantic, in a salty ocean,” the Paget West MP told the House ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2012
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Tim Smith
Campaigners praised Families Minister Glenn Blakeney for breaking a six-year deadlock over debate on sexual orientation in the House of Assembly.
And they urged the Minister to press forward with legislation to reflect MPs’ desire to outlaw discrimin...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Tim Smith
Experts are calling for more facilities like the Sylvia Richardson care home because accommodation for seniors is approaching capacity.
The Sustainable Development Roundtable wants Bermuda Housing Trust’s mandate to be revisited, claiming it’s not aw...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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Bermuda Housing Corporation needs more power to tackle soaring house prices, the issue of vacant homes and future accommodation needs for seniors, according to the Sustainable Development Roundtable.
The advisory group wants Government to set up a po...
DATE: Jul 16, 2012
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