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Prisoners will have to pay for their second set of clothing, underwear and footwear if a proposed plan moves forward.
Government will also no longer foot the bill for health insurance coverage for all prisoners.
Minister of Justice Kim Wilson announc...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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The nurse who launched Bermuda's air ambulance seven years ago said yesterday she felt unappreciated for the work she'd put in and could no longer afford to keep the struggling service going.
Eloise Bell, vice president of Bermuda Air Medivac (BAM), ...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Sam Strangeways
Government Whip Lovitta Foggo is leading an all-female delegation for a parliamentary conference in Jamaica.
The Bermuda branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is in Kingston for the 50th year of the island’s independence.
Ms Foggo, the...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The former fountain at City Hall is likely to remain filled in with grass, “at least until the end of the year”, according to a spokesperson.
Former City Councillors retired the reflecting pool earlier this year because of persistent leaks, after mor...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Bermuda’s Sea Cadet Corps have chosen their representatives for next month’s Diamond Jubilee procession in the UK — but which flag will they fly?
Since the Island is not technically a Commonwealth nation, a possibility exists that our representatives...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s gift of tobacco to the struggling colonies of the New World is being explored by historian George Cook, as he compiles a history of the Island’s early settlers.
Dr Cook hopes to complete ‘Sea Venture Who’s Who’ this year, in time for the 40...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An allegedly drunk motorcyclist rider crashed into a sidewalk and got arrested in the early hours of yesterday.
According to a police spokeswoman, officers were called to the collision on Crow Lane, Pembroke, around 12.45am.
“On arrival, officers app...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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A 32-year-old with a history of drug offences narrowly escaped a prison term after he was caught with cannabis.
Shannon Trott was lectured at length by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner after he pleaded guilty to possession of the drug.
He told Magi...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Former Cup Match cricketer Treadwell Gibbons entered a guilty plea to possessing cannabis in Magistrates’ Court yesterday, but after hearing the explanation, the plea was reversed.
The court heard that he was arrested near the Mid Atlantic Boat Club ...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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Financial controls have been tightened since the case of Kyril Burrows, the senior civil servant convicted of fraud this week, according to Premier Paula Cox.
“The Government is committed to ensuring that strong internal controls are in place in ever...
DATE: May 16, 2012
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