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A US aquaculture expert will lead a free workshop this week on starting up and earning money from fish-farming.
With three quarters of our seafood imported to the Island, aquaculture stands to boost Bermuda’s food security, said Environment Minister ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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The Opposition accused Premier Paula Cox of a “change in policy” relating to the Customs duty hike from 25 percent to 35 percent rubber-stamped by Parliament on Friday.
The One Bermuda Alliance believed the move was only a temporary one, for six mont...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Bermuda Health Council has filed its annual report for 2008/9.
The body, established in 2004 to oversee the Island’s essential health services, states that throughout 2008 it “embarked on a fresh mission to act as Bermuda’s agent for a well regulated...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Health
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Top predator fish that pass through local waters were under discussion at an international gathering, where Bermuda led the UK Overseas Territories delegation.
Tammy Trott, senior marine resources officer for the Department of Environmental Protectio...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Work on the new aquatic centre at the National Sports Centre is proceeding on time and within budget, Government has announced. Sport Minister, Glenn Blakeney, updated the House of Assembly on progress being made and said that $8 million had been spe...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Bermuda’s healthcare challenges, such as an ageing population and rising costs, are not unique, Health Minister Zane DeSilva told Parliamentarians.
Mr DeSilva’s comments followed observations made at a recent healthcare conference he attended in the ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students need to research Bermuda’s job market before going to university rather than coming home and assuming they will find work in their chosen fields.
Attorney General Kim Wilson has issued this advice to young people as she weighs in on the dis...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Parliamentarians were united in their praise for former colleague John Barritt.
Mr Barritt, now retired, was described as a political mentor by several MPs.
“I don’t think his like will soon be seen again in this place,” said OBA MP Trevor Moniz who...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Government has joined forces with the Family Centre, the Bermuda Police Service and the Economic Empowerment Zone to create a Youth Development Zone in North Hamilton.
The project is intended to provide coordinated services for young people and famil...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An electrician who attempted to escape police by running into a restricted area at LF Wade International Airport was fined $1,500 in Magistrates’ Court.
Kushane Hypolite, 35, also admitted falsely claiming his motorcycle, which he abandoned while bei...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Court
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