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Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva asked the Government to reconsider changes to FutureCare premiums after hearing an outcry from the public.
Mr DeSilva called on Government to reconsider rate increases for those enrolled in the first phase of the p...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Greek crewman on a Morocco-bound bulk carrier was dropped off in Bermuda yesterday after suffering a “heart-related illness”.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said they were contacted by the Amber L at around noon yesterday. A...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former Senator Vincent Ingham has resigned from the Progressive Labour Party.
“The PLP can confirm that Mr Ingham has resigned from the Party. We thank him for his service to the country as a Senator and for representing the Progressive Labour Party ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre and public health consultant Betsy Baillie received top honours at the Ministry of Health’s annual Public Health Awards ceremony.
The presentations were made by Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin at the Bermuda S...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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Health
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Three men have been jailed for five years each over a bloody public melee that erupted at a Good Friday function.
The “impulsive, criminal” machete and knife attack happened after D’Angelo Clarke’s necklace was snatched from him outside Southampton R...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The British town of Hertford received a taste of Bermuda this week, courtesy of a travel agency.
The Hertford branch of Thomas Cook Travel recently launched “Bermuda Day” in an effort to promote the Island as a holiday destination.
According to the H...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A stretch of Par-la-Ville Road has been largely reopened to traffic after months of trenching work.
The road had been closed between Church Street and Front Street.
The section of road between Church Street and Rosebank Road is now open to traffic an...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Members of the St Johns Ambulance Brigade and the Bermuda Regiment received their Advanced Medical First Responder certificates at the St Johns facility in Paget on Tuesday (Photo by Glenn Tucker)
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell is confident the industry can bounce back from a “disappointing” year in 2012.
At a press conference yesterday unveiling a raft of promotional initiatives and strategies planned for 2013, Mr Crockwell warned that the ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A shop owner allegedly kicked a same-sex couple off her premises after she spotted them cuddling.
So claimed Cheryl Pooley, whose letter in response to the “discrimination” she witnessed over the weekend is in today’s edition of The Royal Gazette.
Sh...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
