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The Bermuda Industrial Union yesterday warned that privatisation of public services could be a “recipe to disaster”.
BIU president Chris Furbert told the media that while there are pros and cons to the idea of privatising public services, it was not ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A Southampton woman this morning admitted slapping a co-worker who she claimed started false rumours about her.
Diane Smith, 21, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to one count of common assault following an incident that took place last month.
The...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pet chickens were inadvertently poisoned by people fed up with feral pests roaming through Warwick West.
The Department of Environmental Protection today said it was informed by an area resident that such poisonings were taking place.
Such actions ar...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Other
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Onlookers cheered as Andrene Bean brought her pet dog safely out of her burning apartment today.
The house fire at an apartment on Court Street brought Ms Bean scrambling from her job after her mother, Pansy, called her to say her house was on fire. ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Other
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Government will have to wait a little longer to negotiate its pay cut and pensions freeze proposal with the Bermuda Police Association.
A press statement from the BPA yesterday said that it could not legally agree to the proposal which would see its ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A discussion about privatising Government services has caused considerable anxiety among public sector workers.
Bermuda Public Services Union president Kevin Grant issued a statement which questioned the motives of privatisation advocates and noted t...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The founders of a new patients’ group have had what they described as a “positive meeting” with bosses at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Mark Selley and Allan DeSilva met yesterday morning with Bermuda Hospitals Board chief executive officer Davi...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Pharmacist Kiran Shah is convinced he choose the right career for himself and now he hopes to give young Bermudians a helping hand down the same path.
Father-of-two Mr Shah and his wife Lauren have launched a $4,000 annual scholarship for local stude...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government will spend $3 million replacing the ageing vehicles in Bermuda’s public bus fleet, Transport Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday.
He told a press conference the Department of Public Transportation (DPT) had been allocated the fund...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A 23-year-old man became the Island’s latest victim of gun violence after shots rang out at a residence near Mission Lane, Pembroke.
The shooting occurred around 1am yesterday. It followed just days after a firearm was reportedly brandished in the st...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
