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The Corporation of St George will be better off to the tune of around $430,000 after Senators approved legislation for the municipality to collect a tax on fuel landed at the town’s oil docks.
The cash will be used specifically to “maintain, develop ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Police are still seeking witnesses to a crash on Tuesday night which left a 29-year-old man in critical condition.
The three-vehicle crash took place around 8.20pm on South Road in Paget, around 200m west of the entrance of the Coral Beach Club.
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DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Drive-through anti-flu jabs will be available from Department of Health centres beginning next week.
The inoculations cost $10 per shot and are free for seniors.
The Flu Express is “a convenient ‘drive through’ way for persons ten years and older to...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Controversial laws that bring about sweeping changes to the way the Island’s two municipalities operate were approved in the Upper House yesterday, despite protests from Opposition Senators.
The Municipalities Amendment Act 2013, which was passed by ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Eleven of the Island’s charities have been struck off the register as the Charities Commission continues to sift through financial records from across the sector.
Deputy chairman Richard Ambrosio declined to name the organisations that had their char...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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A woman who allegedly fled the country after being charged with trying to provoke an assault on a judge is now being sued for more than $500,000 in connection to a mortgage.
Carolyn Drover, 44, was due to stand trial at Magistrates’ Court this summer...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Bermuda’s coral reefs have been highlighted in a recently published book series detailing reef systems around the world.
‘Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories’ is the fourth in the ‘Coral Reefs of the World’ series, authored by inte...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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The Health Department is tracking an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant skin infections on the Island.
Chief Medical Officer Cheryl Peek-Ball said a single source for the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak has been determined, ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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The Island’s healthcare spending held steady last year, after several years of sharp increases.
According to the Bermuda Health Council, Bermudians spent $678.4 million on healthcare — the same as they did in 2011.
The organisation’s latest National ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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A proposed marine reserve could create hundreds of jobs and add millions to the local economy, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.
The 2012 report titled “The Economic Impact of the Bermuda Blue Halo: An Exploratory Assessment”, found ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2013
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Environment
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