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A man who was seriously injured in a road accident early on Saturday has been flown overseas for further medical treatment.
The 53-year-old, from Smith’s, was said by police to have been in a single vehicle collision while riding his motorbike in the...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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A group of candidates calling themselves “Team Hamilton” will challenge the current administration at the City of Hamilton in the coming municipal elections.
Former common councillor Graeme Outerbridge will run against Mayor Charles Gosling in the Ma...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s reliance on fossil fuels is largely to blame for a huge hike in household electricity bills, according to environmentalists BEST.
The average family’s monthly Belco bill has jumped from $185 to $312 in the space of eight years, an increase ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The number of people on financial assistance has nearly doubled in the past seven years, and the amount they’re receiving has dramatically increased.
Government figures show 1,375 people are claiming assistance, up from 1,350 last year, and a rise of...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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The fire at Pembroke dump destroyed the faith that residents of a badly-affected neighbourhood had in the political system, according to the Opposition candidate running for office there.
Scott Stewart of the One Bermuda Alliance is competing against...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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The Ministry of Education has paid out $2.6 million for school security such as CCTV cameras over the last year.
The figure emerged after Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith and Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert answered parliamentary questions on pa...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A computer forensics expert dismissed suggestions from accused fraudsters that e-mails and invoices apparently created on their home computer were “fiddled” with by police investigators.
Paul Weall, a British expert, examined data from computers duri...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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Court
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A taxi commission responsible for “all facets of the taxi industry” is expected to be in place “in the ensuing weeks”, according to Transport Minister Derrick Burgess.
Marion Robinson has stepped down as chairwoman, to be replaced by former Senator C...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health Minister Zane DeSilva has reported on the “aggressive time frame” for putting in place Bermuda’s National Health Plan.
The plan is designed to provide residents with universal access to healthcare by 2014.
In a Ministerial Statement before th...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
When your monthly wages are $900 and your monthly rent is $900, to say you haven’t got much money to play with is a bit of an understatement.
That’s the problem currently faced by Miss X, a single mother who often has to go without food herself so he...
DATE: Apr 17, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
