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Government has hit the brakes on plans to make seniors pay to license larger cars from April 1 onwards.
Premier Paula Cox revealed the proposal is being “fine tuned” to make it “more compassionate” after being tackled over the issue by seniors at a p...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Anthony Manders has been appointed to the post of financial secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Cabinet Office announced.
Mr Manders has been the assistant financial secretary since March 2004.
Prior to that, he was one of two Assistant Accountant...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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The Bermuda Environmental Sustainaibility Taskforce is calling for further development of the Grand Atlantic housing project to be halted.
In a letter sent yesterday to Premier Paula Cox, the group list environmental and economic concerns about the p...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Front Street will be partially closed on Sunday, March 18, between the ferry terminal and Bermudiana Road.
A Corporation of Hamilton spokeswoman said the closure was due to resurfacing work.
“Paving will be done in the eastbound lane only, on the nor...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox’s proposal to cut legislators’ salaries will be discussed in the House of Assembly today.
The pay cut, of five percent, is to take effect as of April 1 this year until March 31, 2013 or when the general election takes place, whichev...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Politics
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A gun-toting robber burst into a Pembroke liquor store and stole the day’s takings from the 60-year-old female cashier.
The incident at Serpentine Liquors occurred in broad daylight around 4.30pm yesterday.
Jason Dennis, 38, who runs the store, said ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Crime
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A local family is in mourning today after a 23-year-old was killed in an early-morning accident in the US
Juthika Ramotar, daughter of well-known bus operator Peter Ramotar, died in a single-vehicle road crash in Florida.
Her father was visiting her ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox’s good governance law does not give the Auditor General sufficient powers to “follow the money” and investigate corruption, a public forum heard.
Lawyer Kevin Comeau told the Centre for Justice meeting that the Good Governance Act 2...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda is on the cusp of a “revolutionary” law coming into force and citizens should seize the opportunity to use it, according to a freedom of information activist.
Heather Brooke, the freelance journalist whose requests for information exposed the...
DATE: Mar 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A gun-toting robber burst into a Pembroke liquor store and stole the day's takings from the 60-year-old female cashier.
The incident at Serpentine Liquors occurred in broad daylight around 4.30pm today.
Jason Dennis, 38, who runs the store, said his ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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