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Dozens of local employers met this morning to tour an air ambulance tasked with saving countless lives each year.
Colonial Insurance displayed its air ambulance, available through company Med Escort, which provides emergency care for victims of majo...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Bermuda's youngest author, Malaika Abdul Jabbar, launched her latest book at a book signing at Daisy & Mac on Saturday.
Malaikah, 8, also presented a copy of "A Different Kind of Bermuda" to Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith, who praised the Vi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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The Island’s seniors may need to consider working past age 65 or starting retirement savings earlier to deal with costs associated with an expanding elderly population.
Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Carl Musson, said between ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Members of the Sargasso Sea Alliance have met in Bermuda to discuss how to protect the important Atlantic ecosystem.
The Sargasso Sea acts as a nursery and home for numerous species.
Alliance executive director David Freestone warned the area is thre...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Church leaders are turning their hands to job-hunting to try to ease the burden for families who have reached crisis point.
The unemployed are being encouraged to seek the help of clergy within the familiar church environment rather than suffering in...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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A homeless man who was beaten by Devonshire residents who accused him of theft, has admitted to one count of prowling.
WInslow Edward “Scaley” Williams had been charged with two counts of prowling: one at a home on Loyal Hill Pass and a second on No...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Senators have passed a handful of bills, including one that increases the cost of the minimum health insurance package by 6.8 percent.
Government Senator Cromwell Shakir said the standard premium rate would cost $252.27 per month from April 1, up $1...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Fast ferry Warbaby Fox is in dry-dock as she undergoes a week of repairs.
The Government catamaran ferry, which is used in the East End, is currently having its hull and propulsion water jets repaired. The scheduled repairs will not affect any ferry ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox and her Cabinet repeated the mantra of doing more with less at a public meeting to discuss the Budget.
For around two hours at Somerset Primary School, the Premier and almost all of her Ministers spoke with around 70 West end reside...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition Senate Leader Jeanne Atherden has criticised Government for leaving little time for debate, calling it a “deliberate attempt so that questions are not asked”.
Senator Jeanne Atherden said this had become a “pattern” particularly in areas ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2011
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