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Ferry workers who downed tools yesterday will return to work at 1pm today, the Bermuda Industrial Union has confirmed.
The impromptu walkout by Marine and Ports workers began just before noon yesterday after union chiefs had issued Government with a ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The tall ship 'Tres Hombres' is presently docked St George's after a voyage to the Caribbean and before heading to Europe.
Her hold is filled with rum, cocoa beans, chocolate bars, honey and wine for the European markets. The 105ftship has been in se...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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Legislators will be up until the early hours of Saturday morning conducting the people’s business in a marathon House of Assembly sitting beginning at 10am this morning.
They hope to complete the budget debate and pass 18 pieces of related pieces of ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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A nightclub operator forced to shut down the business by his landlord has been given just three weeks to move thousands of dollars of equipment out of the premises.
And The Cellar owner Dennie O’Connor will lose more than $100,000 if he has to remove...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of mountain bikers has won the Department of Tourism’s quarterly video competition.
Fat Tire Massive members Hans Hirschi, James Holloway and Paul Lindo submitted “stunning views of Bermuda’s parks” that showcased the Island’s biking and walk...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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Income and education are the top determinants in both the health and health spending of Bermuda’s residents.
The Health Disparities Report 2013, released yesterday by the Bermuda Health Council, shows the extent to which social and economic forces af...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Scott has urged police to adopt totally different approach to crime in order to stem the flow of murder and gang violence.
And he warned that, unless a “preventive” approach is taken by police, innocent people ri...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Land tax will be increased for the Island’s most expensive homes, according to legislation approved in the House of Assembly.
The Land Tax Amendment Act increases taxes for properties with an annual rental value of between $90,001 and $110,000 from 9...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
In articles that appeared in this newspaper on February 27 and March 8, 2013 it was erroneously stated that Delia Basden, the Chief Financial Officer of the Bermuda Hospitals Board, had been suspended on full pay pending the outcome of a current inqu...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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Commuters expecting to take a leisurely cruise home were left disappointed when they arrived at Hamilton’s ferry terminal yesterday evening.
The doors to the terminal were locked and, with no ferries waiting at the quayside, it soon became apparent t...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
