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Residents are being offered free health screenings at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) as part of Healthy Heart Month.
Nurses will offer the screenings in the hospital lobby between 11am and 20pm on Wednesday.
“Heart disease is the number one...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards has again criticised Government’s handling of the economy saying budgeted expectations were “not even close” to actual figures.
Last week, Auditor General Heather Jacobs Matthews issued a qualified opinion on the ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Government fought back at suggestions by the One Bermuda Alliance that its work permits moratorium policy is “counter-intuitive”.
A statement by Economy Minister Patrice Minors on efforts to get Bermudians employed in the construction industry was su...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Politics
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Parliamentarians praised former Senate President Alf Oughton in the House of Assembly.
The Progressive Labour Party also paid tribute to Mr Oughton, who died last week at the age of 83.
Leading the praises in Parliament was the One Bermuda Alliance’s...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Other
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Government has moved on its promise to start a training programme for kitchen porters which addresses some industry concerns regarding quality of prospective employees.
A total of 60 people will be initially selected to join the programme, Economy Mi...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Politics
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A streamlined visa process should make it easier for visitors arriving on the Island by yacht.
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief told the House of Assembly that as a result of meeting with private sector partners, the Department of Border C...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chief Justice Richard Ground is considering a landmark ruling on whether drunk drivers should get a 12-month ban if it means losing their job.
The top judge said a policy decision, which carries “enormous ramifications”, must be made by the Director ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A Canadian father and daughter involved in a single vehicle accident in Sandys on Saturday have both been released from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The accident occurred on Mangrove Bay Road around 1.55pm. Police say they both sustained injuri...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Other
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Experts have issued advice to parents after the case of a paedophile who was jailed for sexually abusing a young boy and hoarding child pornography.
Dennis Eldridge was sentenced to ten years after confessing to the crime, and ordered to undergo a se...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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Other
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Bermuda cannot sustain the current level of debt it is accumulating, according to opposition MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan said yesterday that financial statements on the Consolidated Fund issued by the Auditor General on Friday made for worrying reading.
The...
DATE: Feb 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
