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Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) chairman Jonathan Brewin yesterday tried to clarify the $1.1 million wrote-off in unpaid bills in the last financial year.
Auditor General Larry Dennis revealed the figure in his annual report for 2001-2002 which he said...
DATE: Dec 02, 2003
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Some may think of it as reinventing the wheel, but Amanda Hills-Balfour, UK/Europe director of Hills Balfour Ltd., the marketing agency handling the Department of Tourism account, is convinced that the initial thrust of Bermuda's winter advertising c...
DATE: Dec 01, 2003
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Parents will be expected to spend half a day in their child's class, pay for damage caused by their kids, and supervise students during break at least once a year, under tough new school rules to be unveiled by Government.
The new requirements are pa...
DATE: Dec 01, 2003
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Lazy parents could face fines of $200 if they fail to take an interest in their children's schooling and try to get them to obey the rules.
Principals in the Island's public schools will have powers to order parents who fail to adhere to a new code o...
DATE: Nov 29, 2003
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Government hopes to unveil a national AIDS policy in 2004, and to enact appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people living with the disease, Minister of Health Patrice Minors announced.
On December 1 ? World AIDS Day ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2003
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Senators unanimously voted in Senate yesterday for the passage of stricter helmet laws that will update the standard of protective headgear to meet both British and US Department of Transportation standards.
Independent Senator Walwyn Hughes said the...
DATE: Nov 27, 2003
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Former assistant dog warden Gino Brangman is concerned about Government?s efforts to better educate breeders, saying they should start with their own dog wardens.
The infamous dog ban instituted by former Environment Minister Dennis Lister just befor...
DATE: Nov 24, 2003
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Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons described debate at his party's annual conference as "provocative, irritating, humane and thoughtful".
The United Bermuda Party's get-together at Elbow Beach on Saturday was as much a discussion forum as a "rallying th...
DATE: Nov 24, 2003
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Senior citizens will get more money in their pockets after MPs yesterday voted to increase their pensions.
But the Opposition United Bermuda Party said the three percent increase was too little too late - and said Bermuda's pensions were among the lo...
DATE: Nov 22, 2003
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Students will be able to attain Master degrees in human resources and business administration at the Bermuda College through a new partnership beginning in January.
The joint venture, described as a progressive partnership with plenty of opportunitie...
DATE: Nov 21, 2003
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