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As Government mulls over travel and other restrictions for fathers not paying child support, The Royal Gazette spoke to residents who were largely supportive of the idea.
While most agreed the proposal is better than sending delinquent fathers to pr...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Just-released economic data shows that difficult conditions are persisting through 2013, Minister of Finance Bob Richards said in a public release of information about Bermuda’s financial state.The data showed that Government revenues tracked higher ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The head of the Civil Service has praised the SAGE Commission’s final report, claiming that some of its recommendations “are fresh and bold and, if adopted can help to address the fiscal challenges facing Bermuda”.
But Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A St George’s man today admitted attempting to smuggle cannabis into the Prison Farm correctional facility.
Damon Darrell, 32, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court this morning to possessing just under two grams of the controlled drug on November 15,...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Court
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The size of Parliament should be slashed, the SAGE Commission has recommended.
The massive report on improving Government efficiency said the House of Assembly should be cut from 36 members to 30 — and Cabinet should also be cut down to eight ministe...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Opposition leader Marc Bean has issued a withering attack on Government’s track record and its plans for the coming year.
Delivering the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech Reply in the House of Assembly this afternoon, Mr Bean said that his par...
DATE: Nov 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A football club’s month-long campaign to raise funds to support a cancer charity — by scoring goals and wearing pink jerseys — has resulted in a $4,053,35 cheque for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
North Village Community Club ran its annual ‘K...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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A Filipino resident of Bermuda who lost her aunt to the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan was last night planning how to get help to other relatives left homeless by the storm.
Magdalena Francisco has learned that her aunt Frendis was killed in the city ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new one-stop centre for employment and labour initiatives has opened, and been hailed as marking a “significant milestone”.
The new Department of Workforce Development is the old Magistrates’ Court Building.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs has worked...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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Deadbeat dads who refuse to pay child support could face travel restrictions, according to Minister of Community, Culture and Sports Wayne Scott.
Mr Scott said that Government is still discussing “creative solutions” for those who fail to pay child m...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
