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A Green Paper is being drafted to seek ways to reduce drug abuse and increase rehabilitation.
The Department for National Drug Control is putting together the document in line with a Throne Speech pledge by the Progressive Labour Party.
It is expecte...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermuda community group has answered a global call to celebrate unity to mark the 100th birthday of former South African president Nelson Mandela.
The Walk Together event organised by Imagine Bermuda is the first of several to commemorate the cente...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Trevor Moniz is expected to be back in the House of Assembly today.
The order paper for today said the Shadow Attorney-General will give a personal explanation.
The news came after Mr Moniz was ordered to leave Parliament on Friday in the wake of a...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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Politics
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The public are to fork out $1 million to pay off the mortgage on the failed Sandys 360 sports centre and lender HSBC has agreed to write off more than $8 million.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, minister of public works, told MPs that HSBC was prepar...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
John Rankin, the Governor, has paid a visit to students at the Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning.
Pupils gave a presentation to the Governor about the school, which was created for children with learning difficulties aged 7 and above.
The presenta...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A controversial contract to redevelop Hamilton’s waterfront never got the needed approval from the Corporation of Hamilton’s board, a source said yesterday.
The news came as Michael MacLean, whose Allied Development Partners Limited was later strippe...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Monetary Authority Amendment Act 2018 and the Cost of Living Commission Amendment Act 2018 were both passed without objection in the House of Assembly on Monday night.
David Burt, the Premier, provided the second and third readings of bo...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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“Overly generous” office space will be reduced for Bermuda Government workers in a cost-cutting move.
Space for department heads will be cut by up to two-thirds and space for general staff will be reduced by 35 per cent, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burc...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Police Service has reminded the public to be vigilant of fake social media accounts impersonating government officials.
A spokesman said: “These fake social media profiles are being used to contact individuals and make demands of money fo...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Students with financial difficulties can take advantage of more accessible scholarships, education minister Diallo Rabain told the House of Assembly.
Mr Rabain gave details on the following award programmes he said would help create a more “diverse B...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff