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Government House has moved to clarify the role of Bermuda Immigration and the issuance of British passports in response to a letter to the Editor calling for a “British Embassy” here to ease the process.
The Letter to the Editor from “A British Subje...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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A benevolent fund for children traumatised by gang violence must embrace the families of shooters as well as their victims, according to community activist Gina Spence.
Optimistic that her charity is close to creating the fund for 37 children whose l...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Government has overruled a decision by hospital bosses to shut down the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre at the end of this month, saying the facility will now remain open “until an acceptable and financially viable alternative arrangement is in place”....
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A further $10 million in fundraising is needed to cover a $40 million payment for Bermuda’s new hospital wing before next year’s impending deadline.
However, Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said she was “completely optimistic and confident” t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Jonathan Bell
Tougher economic conditions have left the Salvation Army looking to raise $500,000 before Christmas to help thousands of families in need.
And some of those seeking assistance this year are former donors who have fallen on hard times.
Giving the gift...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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A basketball tournament raised almost $2,000 for the Family Centre last weekend.
Approximately 350 spectators filled the CedarBridge Academy gymnasium on Saturday to watch the teams compete for cash prizes of up to $1,000.
Around 60 competitors and o...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Health issues and the ongoing furore over the proposed closure of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre are likely to dominate today’s Motion to Adjourn in Parliament.
Today’s House of Assembly will also see the tabling of the National Drug Control Act 2...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Southampton man was fined $1,000 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after pleading guilty to possessing 0.36 grams of cocaine.
Jahroy Simons, 27, was arrested in February after police found him with several paper twists of white powder that were later...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Court
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A free public lecture on immigration policies by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown has been delayed by a week.
The event was to take place on Tuesday but has been pushed back to December 3 because of a scheduling conflict, Mr Brown said.
The a...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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A Government Senator claims he has been left “deeply disturbed” following a court case involving former Bermuda Regiment officer Glenn Brangman who has been convicted of a sex assault on a young man.
And Junior Minister of Public Safety and Legal Aff...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
