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The Bermuda Hospitals Board is working to right the ship despite significant financial challenges, according to chairman Jonathan Brewin.
Meanwhile, BHB also acknowledged they are likely to be in debt by the end of the fiscal year despite a series of...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda residents will be able to view a partial solar eclipse this weekend.
The total phase of the solar eclipse will not be visible, but residents can still observe the moon cover a significant portion of the sun, visible at 7am on Sunday.
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Minister for Health Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has said that the impact on the community was at the forefront of the thinking surrounding the closing of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre.
However, while the need to provide a facility for the population ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Health
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hamilton Corporation officials spent ratepayer funds on tickets to attend last week’s Progressive Labour Party banquet, documents reveal.
And the purchase could be in breach of municipality regulations if officials classify it as a donation to a poli...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Gareth Finighan
Deputy Governor David Arkley had a particularly hectic schedule yesterday morning.
For after getting married to his bride Beth Castagna, the newlyweds headed straight to the offices of the Center Against Abuse charity to make “a kind and meaningful” ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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A Devonshire man in Supreme Court yesterday denied the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Steven Jireh Iris.
Tyrone Pedro, 23, from The Glebe Road, pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Iris in an incident on August 23.
Mr Iris was reportedly stabbed outside...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Education and awareness are the keys to eradicating diabetes, according to Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Wayne Scott.
Proclaiming November as Diabetes Awareness Month yesterday, the Minister said:
“The prevalence of diabetes in our commun...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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The Department for National Drug Control will be conducting a new survey to obtain information on adult drug-use in Bermuda.
The survey will be used to monitor the nature and magnitude of use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in our soci...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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In his column in the National Review Online, he links to an article in last Friday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, which described how Khalil Mamut, Abdulla Abdulqadir, Ablikim Turahun and Salahidin Abdulahadare were still stranded on the Island with...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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The Corporation of Hamilton is to mount a legal challenge to recent laws changing the way the municipality operates — and is paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars to retain a top UK law firm for the case.
The Municipalities Amendment Act 2013 w...
DATE: Oct 31, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan