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Staff responsible for distributing supplies at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital took part in unplanned industrial action this week, according to the Bermuda Hospitals Board.
A BHB spokeswoman said the Materials Handling Department participated in t...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Two men had to be pried from the wrecked cabin of a commercial van and taken to hospital, after their vehicle struck a heavy truck that was parked on South Road, Paget, repairing potholes.
A fire officer described it as a “very, very difficult extrac...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
The decision to allow agricultural land to be built on as part of the Pink Beach redevelopment has been criticised by the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce.
Grant Gibbons, as the acting Minister of Home Affairs, granted Sardis Developmen...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
As the Island’s public forums on same-sex marriage closed with opponents largely reliant on scripture, the minister in charge promised that the next step in the debate would be announced after the October 30 deadline for submissions.
“We are split on...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Catholic community welcomed its new Bishop last night.
Polish priest Wieslaw Spiewak, known as Wesley, was ordained as Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda at a packed St Theresa’s Cathedral by his predecessor, Bishop Robert Kurtz, who has retired...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Citizens were encouraged yesterday to submit freedom of information requests even when they believe the records they request may not be released.
Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez, in a live online question-and-answer session with readers ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Sam Strangeways
The developers of Morgan’s Point have suffered a double blow after proposals to create a new access road and a right of way on to the property were rejected by planners.
The firm submitted two separate applications concerning a vacant agricultural pl...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Government notices published under the Public Access to Information Act listed more than $1.2 million in consultancy contracts.
According to one of the notices, $544,905 was paid to Castalia Ltd by the Department of Energy for “policy and legislative...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 20-year-old who killed a man when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into his tent broke down in tears yesterday after being cleared of causing death by careless driving.
Calin Maybury wept as he was embraced by family, friends and his lawyer ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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A “downsized” Police Week will kick off this weekend to mark the force’s 136th birthday.
This year the annual week of community events has been shorn of the police ball in a bid to reduce expenditure as the Bermuda Police Service try to meet tough bu...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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