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The threat that a major power source for the refrigerated containers at the Hamilton docks would be shut down has been averted.
Nea Talbot, speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, said yesterday: “The Ministry of Finance was aware of some con...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A convicted killer had his appeal dismissed but the issue of whether a police gang expert should have been allowed to testify against him split the three Court of Appeal judges.
Justices Edward Zacca, Sir Anthony Evans and Sir Robin Auld all agreed t...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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BIOS has been praised for its role in rescuing valuable scientific data and equipment from the ocean depths.
The organisation’s research vessel Atlantic Explorer helped free a research mooring stuck to its anchor 360 miles down the southeast slope of...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A new work permit process will be formalised and adopted by January 1, should the Progressive Labour Party win the election, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors said yesterday.
Work permits will be processed from a new Department,...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A new study has helped give an insight into the sources of food and water-borne infections which cause diarrhoea in Bermuda.
Health Minister Zane DeSilva explained that the Burden of Illness study was carried out by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre....
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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A book highlighting the world’s climate change and what it means to Bermuda will be in all of the Island’s schools in the near future.
‘Climate Change on the Rock — What It All Means’, is the latest publication by the Bermuda National Trust.
A copy o...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Founded by scientists and insurers, Bermuda’s Risk Prediction Initiative is kept busy in a jurisdiction known for risk and for hurricanes.
Now the group, dubbed RP12.0, has opened a forecast competition with up to $5,000 on offer — aimed at taking ad...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Parliamentary hopeful David Petty is promising to push for equal human rights, good governance and sustainability if Pembroke South West voters elect him on December 17.
Mr Petty’s “Liberal Socio-Capitalist” platform, released yesterday, also calls f...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Premier Paula Cox has been named honorary chairwoman of the Atlanta-based World Chamber of Commerce.
She learned of the appointment at the organisation’s international economic and environmental summit in Atlanta last week.
“Although it was a persona...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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A central and well-populated residential area of Bermuda, Warwick North Central has shown above-average voter turnout in the last two elections.
Median income lags behind the national median, but only by a few%age points.
According to the latest Cens...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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