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School enrolment has fallen by five percent over the last ten years, according to the results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.
The results, released on Friday, show that enrolment at public schools has fallen by 24 percent while attendan...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Aspiring boat captain Blake Burgess has loved being out on the ocean for as long as he can remember.
His father, Wayne, and grandfather, Stanley, were both avid seamen and he learned to sail himself at the age of five.
Three years ago while he was ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2011
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Police are investigating reported gunshots near Western Stars Football Club.
No-one was injured in the shooting, which took place around 8.45pm yesterday.
Officers from the Serious Crime Unit are now investigating the incident and are interested in s...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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The City of Hamilton today announced that Victoria Street between Parliament Street and Cedar Avenue has reopened for two way traffic.
Parking bays and dividing lines will be marked on the street over the weekend which may require sections of the st...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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A scheme to train Bermudians for work in the hospitality sector has received 300 applicants, MPs were told this morning.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Patrice Minors made a statement in the House of Assembly updating the MPs on the progres...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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Government has apologised to FutureCare clients for failing to inform them of a change in co-payments.
It also reassured that they will not be hit with bills backdated prior to April 1 2011, despite a system error that led medical providers to be pai...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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Health
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Government this morning announced that the requirement for a Bermuda Entry Visa for visa controlled nationals on business to Bermuda is to be waived.
The announcement was made by the National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief in the House of Assemb...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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MPs have a busy session ahead of them today as they debate laws impacting the telecommunications, insurance and investment industries, as well as a motion on Bermuda’s dwindling open spaces.
First up is a radical reform of the Telecommunications sect...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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Politics
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The Corporation of St George’s and the Government have been in talks over weaknesses in a report on the possibility of widening Town Cut.
While the report recommends drastically widening the Cut to allow larger ships to reach the town, St George’s Al...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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Accused gunman Noet Barnett has a “very low” IQ and the mental age of a nine or ten year old, a jury heard.
Psychologist Guy Fowle was called by the defence in the case. He told the jury Mr Barnett’s brainpower is in the “lowest one percentile” of th...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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