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The Island will host an international gathering of physicians and academics, commencing tomorrow, for the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngology, or head and neck surgery.
The CAO conference is to be formally welcomed to the...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rethink on cuts in hospital benefits for older people has been called for by Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva said: “These type of cuts are affecting a segment of society that is often the most vulnerable financially.
“These are the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The “Baby Clinic” usually held at the Somerset Clinic on Friday afternoons will instead take place at St James Church Hall until further notice.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said that the Somerset Clinic has experienced flooding as a re...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Chris Furbert invoked the spirit of the 1981 General Strike and warned Government “to be careful what you ask for” as he hit back at proposed changes to labour regulations.
Bermuda Industrial Union workers will meet today to discuss the controversia...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
MPs to debate teenage drinking bill today
By Raymond Hainey
A bid to crack down on under-age drinking will today be debated by MPs.
The amendment to the liquor licencing laws will make ID checks at the doors of bars and nightclubs mandatory — with c...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will now remain entirely in Bermuda’s hands.
The EEZ will be removed from an international declaration that would have placed its stewardship in the hands of a multi-nation Sargasso Sea Commission.
Premier Crai...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
New legislation regulating the Island’s charities has been tabled in the House of Assembly.
The Charities Bill 2014 is based largely on the UK’s Charities Act 2011 and, if approved, would repeal and replace the existing Charities Act 1978.
While the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A bid to include public transport and cruise ship tug and line boats as essential services was last night defended by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
Mr Fahy — speaking in advance of a debate on the controversial measure in the House of Assembly ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Premier Craig Cannonier called for unity in the aftermath of a march on Parliament by union members protesting Government’s planned change to transport laws.
“This is not about, as we heard earlier today, going back to the 1970s and 1980s, when we ha...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Around 200 unionised bus and ferry workers marched on Parliament this afternoon in protest of Government plans to make public transport an essential service.
Carrying a Bermuda Industrial Union banner and chanting slogans such as “United we stand, di...
DATE: Mar 05, 2014
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Other
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