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Senator Michael Fahy said the One Bermuda Alliance is continuing work on its “aggressive agenda” to turn around the Island’s economy and the Throne Speech clearly details their plan.
And he praised the PLP for expressing support for several of the in...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Politics
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A march in protest at plans to shut down the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre has been called for tomorrow at noon.
The east end facility, run by Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), is to be closed due to high costs and low usage.
However, according to Progr...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A renowned cave researcher who spent years studying the Island’s cave systems has been awarded a Research Associate position with the Smithsonian Institution.
Tom Iliffe worked for 11 years as a Research Associate at the Bermuda Biological Station, n...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A patient who waited more than ten hours for an operation on his ruptured appendix is appealing a ruling that subsequent life-threatening complications he experienced were not caused by the delay.
Kamal Williams had sued the Bermuda Hospitals Board f...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A spotlight has been shone on children who represent ‘what is right in Bermuda’.
Thirty-nine students from 29 schools were honoured for their “exemplary citizenship” at the 2013 Young Citizens Awards luncheon in the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel.
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DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has praised police for their handling of a siege that ended peacefully after five hours on Wednesday afternoon.
Armed police were rushed to a home on Rocklands View in Warwick just after 11am following reports o...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
New legislation could be on the way to enable paramedics to attend life-threatening emergencies in Bermuda.
The law currently doesn’t recognise the profession, meaning the one qualified paramedic who works for Bermuda Hospitals Board is unable to pra...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has overruled a decision by the Bermuda Hospitals Board to shut down the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre at the end of this month.
At a press conference this afternoon Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin said that the decision had been m...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Island’s Urgent Care Centres would have required substantial government grants to cover their costs, according to the business plan for the proposed clinics released by the Ministry of Health today.
Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva challenged ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Two men have been rushed to hospital suffering from “serious” injuries following a collision on East Broadway in Pembroke tonight.
The accident, involving two motorcycles, took place at around 8.40pm near the Rubis gas station and Blue Waters Anglers...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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