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A group of home birth advocates has reacted with dismay to what they call unnecessary Government bureaucracy which is preventing their midwives from entering the Island.
Government, meanwhile, has maintained that “vigorous efforts” are underway to ma...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Corporation of Hamilton officials are remaining tight-lipped over concerns that they have handed over thousands of dollars to a bankrupt organisation.
The Royal Gazette revealed that the US-based National Conference of Black Mayors — which is holding...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government is to explore the possibility of introducing a loan programme to help students fund the cost of further education.
A scheme had existed whereby previous Governments had acted as guarantors for bank loans taken out by cash-strapped students...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of Bermuda Regiment soldiers yesterday ran the traditional Bermuda Day half-marathon — with a difference.
The group of 10 soldiers ran the 13 mile plus course in combat gear and boots and carrying regulation backpacks weighing 30lbs each.
And...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A full-time ambulance in the West End would provide a better service to both residents and tourists visiting Dockyard, Independent MP Terry Lister said on Friday.
Speaking after he tabled a series of questions on the feasibility of an ambulance stati...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Politics
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Premier Michael Dunkley enjoyed his first Bermuda Day Parade as leader of the country yesterday, watching events from the vantage point of a VIP enclosure near the flagpole on Front Street.
Dressed casually in polo shirt and chinos, and sporting sung...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A homeless man was fined $150 after smearing faeces on the floor of a Hamilton Police Station cell.
Terrence Lowe, 54, admitted the offence but declined to comment further when asked to explain his actions by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.
Polic...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Court
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US consultant Ronald Sutherland was a key player in finding a taker for the former Club Med site in St George’s, which could gain a casino resort through the Desarrollos Hotelco Group.
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell described Mr Sutherland, founder...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
British beauty therapist Natalie Simpson has been jailed for two years for slashing another woman’s face with a champagne glass.
Simpson, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to wounding the victim, 31-year-old Alexandra Wheatley, during a fight at a...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The draft version of a Bill outlining Government’s spending cut proposals is “imminent”, Finance Minister Bob Richards told MPs.
The draft will be circulated ahead of public meetings on the recommendations of the Spending and Government Efficiency (S...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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