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Kirsten Badenduck, an insurance executive who became a champion for the disabled, has died. Ms Badenduck was 69.
She was confined to a wheelchair after she suffered serious injuries in 2002 car crash while on holiday in Northern California.
But Ms Ba...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The 100th anniversary of the island’s first trade union is a “vital” milestone, the organiser of an event to honour its founders said yesterday.
Glenn Fubler said that the anniversary was important “not just to the BUT, but to the whole community”. ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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Education
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The family of a man shot dead has lost a legal attempt to recover $5,000 seized by US Customs officers a year before he was killed.
The Supreme Court heard that Morlan Steede was stopped at the airport on January 22, 2016 as he tried to fly to Jamaic...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said tax increases included in the Pre-Budget Report were being considered, but were not guaranteed.
However, he told an audience at a public meeting last night that if taxes on commercial and residential re...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Suppliers from all over the world have been asked to come up with proposals for a greener bus service for the island.
A request for information was issued last week to ask for suggestions for new buses in an attempt to improve the environment, cut co...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Lawyers for Ewart Brown, a doctor and former premier, have called for an investigation after they alleged police used sensitive patient information to pressure a potential witness as part of an inquiry into his medical practices.
They wrote to John R...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man seen in the driver’s seat of a parked car after he had been drinking has lost an appeal against his conviction for being in care and control of the car while over the limit.
Denzil Nelson argued that prosecutors had not proved that he intended ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Billions of dollars of Bermudians’ savings have left the island over the past decade and that is at the heart of the island’s economic problems.
That is the view of economist Robert Stubbs, who believes that household savings and the profits of local...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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Government offices will be converted to an open-plan style to maximise floor space and cut rental payments, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the move, designed to cut down on the $8.9 million paid to the p...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Clarien Bank is pleased to announce that its annual Holiday GiveBack Campaign raised a record total of more than $18,000 for Meals on Wheels.
Michael DeCouto, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer of Clarien Bank, today presented a cheque for $18,724 t...
DATE: Jan 31, 2019
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