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A bill aimed at punishing landlords for sub-standard living conditions was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Bermuda Housing Amendment Bill 2011 makes it possible to fine landlords by $10,000 for renting a property below the minimum stan...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
In the lead up to Public Health Week, the Ministry of Health is looking for nominations for the 2011 Public Health Awards.
The awards, to be handed out in a ceremony on April 6, will honour the physicians and pharmacists that help improve Bermuda’s h...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 26-year-old cruise ship worker became pregnant after being sexually assaulted by a co-worker on board a Bermuda-registered ship, a court heard.
In the witness stand, the 41-year-old man, brought by police from Miami to Bermuda last month to face th...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
As Japan struggles to come together following one of the greatest natural disasters on record, Bermudians in the country are sharing their experiences.
Teniko Hassell, a 22-year-old student enrolled at Temple University’s Japan campus, said the exper...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Education may not publish each school’s exam results, according to the chairman of the Education Board.
Darren Johnston told The Royal Gazette the Ministry and Board were currently debating how to publish education reports.
Shadow Ed...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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Education
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The Transport Control Department will cut salary spending by $230,000 in the next financial year, according to Transport Minister Terry Lister.
Speaking at the House of Assembly, he said salaries and wages were set to make up more than $3 million, a...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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Budget
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A 39-year-old father-of-four has been ordered to pay nearly $4,000 following a violent dispute with the mother of his young son.
Dwayne Phillip Doars, of Rocky Lane, Hamilton Parish, also faced a litany of further charges in Magistrates’ Court.
He wa...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Premier Paula Cox promised a tighter rein on finances after the United Bermuda Party laid into repeated overspending at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
On Friday night, MPs approved overspends of $39.9 million in the Finance and Health Ministries ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 20-year-old man was taken to King Edward Memorial Hospital on Friday after a collision between a motorcycle and a van.
According to a Police spokesman, some time before 8.30am the vehicles collided near the junction of North Shore Road and Fractiou...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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Armell Thomas didn’t exactly give Government an easy ride in his six years as Bermuda Public Services Union president.
Mr Thomas argues the Country’s leader for the bulk of his term didn’t go out of his way to make his life straightforward either.
St...
DATE: Mar 14, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
