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Bermuda College has strengthened relationships with Berkeley College, in the US, and Canada’s Mount Saint Vincent University to provide students with greater opportunities to continue their studies.
According to a spokeswoman, the College recently si...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Industrial Union leader Chris Furbert has rejected as “utter nonsense” a statement that workers at Kentucky Fried Chicken (Bermuda) had accepted a contract they had rejected last year.
The company had sought to write a new agreement when the ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Premier Craig Cannonier has experienced one of his proudest moments so far at the NatWest Island Games.
He stood in awe as Bermuda won the women’s 4 x 50 metres freestyle relay final in a new Games and national record time of one minute and 46.04 sec...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A charity dedicated to helping needy families has found itself tackling another type of challenge — illegal dumping outside its headquarters.
Fern Wade, of the Hands of Love Ministry, said that for several months an unknown culprit has been dumping g...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “fee-for-service” billing system at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is being reviewed by health chiefs who claim that it “incentivised” physicians to carry out tests and invasive examinations on patients in order to increase the hospital’s revenu...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Parks Department is seeking to erect temporary lifeguard facilities at John Smith’s Bay, with permanent facilities coming soon.
In a planning application received by the Planning Department on June 27, the Department requested permission to estab...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government gave the public inaccurate information about work permits at the Heritage Wharf project, according to Shadow Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess.
Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz issued a statement on May 31 stating that “around 20” ov...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Parks Department is seeking to erect temporary lifeguard facilities at John Smith’s Bay, with permanent facilities coming soon.
In a planning application received by the Planning Department on June 27, the Department requested permission to estab...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Leading doctors from North America were among the experts that attended the Pink Conference on Breast Cancer, hosted by Bermuda.
More than 200 members of the public attended for free, and the event has been hailed a success by Minister of Health and ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Should more of Bermuda’s shops open on Sundays? The Royal Gazette took to the streets of Hamilton to find what members of the public thought about the idea and found a general receptiveness to the idea, with some variations in what people would like ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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Other
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