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It has been one year and seven months since the Committee of 25 for Handicapped Children lost its status as a charity.
One of the Island’s oldest and most recognised charities, the organisation had failed to submit audited financials — and remains of...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The trial of four men accused of bringing almost $6 million of cannabis to the Island hidden in steel sheets approached its conclusion yesterday.
John Jefferis, 39, Darrin Virgil, 29, and brothers Corte and Iman Gibbons, 47 and 39 respectively, have ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation.
“Our philosophies are clearly diff...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shawn Crockwell blamed a sickness bug for severe disruptions to the bus schedules that left hundreds of passengers stranded at various parts of the Island yesterday.
The Transport Minister told his fellow ministers at the House of Assembly this morni...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
Major David Curley will be the next commanding officer of the Bermuda Regiment, Government House confirmed today.
Governor George Fergusson said that Maj Curley will take over when Lieutenant Colonel Mike Foster-Brown completes his term of service in...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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A Westgate Correctional Facility employee accused of trying to smuggle contraband into the prison denied the charges when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Art Simons, 39, was charged with attempting to introduce a shower gel container...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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Minister of Finance Bob Richards was called a “financial terrorist” by Progressive Labour Party (PLP) MP Lawrence Scott last night in the House of Assembly during the debate following the Reply to the Budget.
Mr Scott made the comment early in his sp...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Charles Gosling, the former Hamilton mayor, has confirmed that he intends to run for the position once again when City Hall is put to the voters in May.
Under newly approved legislation, business ratepayers and residents will get their own elections ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Health has confirmed that two suspected cases of measles are being investigated.
The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit was alerted this week — the first on Wednesday and the second yesterday.
Those close to the pair are being info...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Health
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Economic diversification, tourism and solutions for the civil service were high on the agenda in Shadow Finance Minster David Burt’s Reply to the Budget.
In his delivery in the House of Assembly yesterday, Mr Burt also outlined the PLP’s long-term ec...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
