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Shadow Finance Minister David Burt dismissed the One Bermuda Alliance’s pledge to create 2,000 jobs as an electoral ploy — while pointing out the Island has lost nearly 2,000 jobs since 2012.
Mr Burt also took the OBA to task for delaying a census, s...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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By Colin Thompson
Sailing Correspondent
Cancer patient Reid Kempe was overcome with emotion and a sense of fulfilment as he sailed aboard a 77ft catamaran that he and his sons Justin and Jonathan built with their own hands in South Africa.
Mr Kempe ...
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An initiative to name and shame employers who fail to maintain their health insurance has already caused some employers to reactivate their policies.
The Health Insurance Act 1970 requires employers to maintain an active health insurance policy for a...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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In the aftermath of the murder of her son-in-law, James Lawes, Gina Spence saw how the ripple effects of a shooting go far beyond the immediate, devastating loss.
The community activist said that experience inspired her to create the Gina Spence Prod...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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Michael Dunkley, the Premier, has dismissed serious allegations made in a leaked affidavit as “outrageous and completely unfounded”.
Sections of a sworn affidavit by developer Michael MacLean, were read on the air on Wednesday on the Sherri J Show. A...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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An “astounding” three-quarters of Bermudians are obese or overweight, Health Minister Jeanne Atherden yesterday told legislators.
Reporting the figures from the Steps to a Well Bermuda survey, Ms Atherden told the House of Assembly: “Regrettably, the...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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Couples going through divorce proceedings are increasingly finding themselves with “overwhelming” debt problems due to the struggling real estate market.
Family lawyer Katie Richards told The Royal Gazette that the courts have dealt with growing numb...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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The Chewstick Foundation said its annual Emancipation Celebration Concert event BeachFest has been cancelled this year due to “circumstances beyond our control” but the performing arts charity has a surprise up its sleeve.
This year, instead of host...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda has joined other groups in expressing concern about proposed reforms to the Island’s legal system.
The Disclosure and Criminal Reform Bill 2015 and The Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Bill 2015 were approved i...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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Plans to build a two-storey car park with more than 150 spaces in West Hamilton have been refused by planners.
West Hamilton Ltd had applied for permission to build the parking lot on Pitts Bay Road behind the Belevedere building.
But their proposals...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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