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CellOne yesterday announced four redundancies as part of a reorganisation that will see its customer service call centre work moved to the US.
In a statement last night, CellOne chief operating officer Frank Amaral said most of the wireless carrier’s...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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Premiums for HIP and Future Care will be increased as of April 1, it was announced yesterday.
And some 175 employees could be at risk because their bosses have not been paying their health insurance premiums.
HIP Premiums will increase from $385 to ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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The Ministry of Justice’s $58.5 million budget was approved in the Senate yesterday without debate.
While the budget sparked a long debate in the House of Assembly, the Ministry’s budget was allotted only a half-hour for debate in the Senate. As a re...
DATE: Mar 27, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Health Minister Zane DeSilva announced today that premiums for HIP and FutureCare will be increased as of April 1.
HIP Premiums will increase from $385 to $390 per month, while FutureCare, the programme for seniors, will see its premiums increase f...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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The Devonshire Parish Council are hoping to hear from their constituents at a meeting this evening.
The 2012 Meet Your Council Night, taking place at Christ Church Devonshire Hall starting at 6.30pm, will give Devonshire residents the opportunity to ...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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The Senate has approved legislation that would extend lower cabin tax rates in Hamilton and St George’s, among other legislation.
In a busy session on Friday, the Senate passed the Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2012, which extends the lower tax r...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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The sacrifices made by those who resisted the slave trade have been remembered in a ceremony at Cobbs Hill Methodist Church.
Yesterday’s service, held to mark the United Nation’s International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Tran...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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Salvation Army volunteer, honours student and Carifta Games hopeful. Akeila Richardson’s teachers at CedarBridge Academy already knew she was a pretty outstanding teen and on Saturday night it was made official.
Richardson made history when she was n...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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New legislation regarding Health Insurance could potentially result in breaches of doctor-patient confidentiality, according to some GPs.
The GPs expressed concern that because of broad wording, the legislation could give the Bermuda Health Council a...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Anti-racism organisation CURB will host a two-day conference this week on racial injustices and the impact of racism, past and present.
The Racial Justice Conference, which takes place on Friday and Saturday, will feature speakers such civil rights l...
DATE: Mar 26, 2012
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