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A young motocross biker is scheduled to leave hospital today after being injured during racing practice.
Nine-year-old Jayden Smith was kept in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after tumbling from his bike during a February 16 practice at the Souths...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The witness protection programme has prompted a 283 percent rise in the Ministry of Justice travel budget for the next fiscal year.
A total of $318,00 has allocated to travel expenses for the year beginning April 1, 2011. That compares to $83,000 for...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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A 27-year-old caught driving while drunk twice within a matter of weeks, was fined $2,250 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Randall Hall, of Pembroke, threw a shoe at an officer and damaged a police station cell after his arrest on February 8.
Yesterd...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than five percent of food and beverage operations on the Island failed to comply with health, hygiene and safety standards in the last financial year.
According to the Budget Report released on Friday, only 94.21 percent of premises complied wi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Bermuda’s courts have seen a 25 percent increase in the number of criminal cases they deal with in the past three years, according to new figures.
There is also a higher percentage of court cases that end with a conviction - 77 percent now compared t...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Employee pension and health care benefits should be added to the Budget to reflect the total costs of running the Government, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Peter Everson, head of the Chamber’s Economic Division, said the current Budget accoun...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva has warned that the $7.5 million slash in his department’s funding may mean less of a response to non-emergency situations.
However, he pledged to keep the same focus on the fight against guns and gangs.
The Bermud...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Premier Paula Cox's payroll tax reversal was an admission she got it wrong with last year's increase, Bermuda Democratic Alliance finance spokesman Michael Fahy said yesterday.
Mr Fahy accused the Finance Minister of a U-turn by dropping payroll from...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Railway Trail in Southampton got a welcome clean-up over the weekend, with volunteers joining Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB).
Trash including an engine, old windows, a microwave, a television and a kitchen sink were hauled away by a KBB team with t...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The second annual Argus Walks the Walk event will help raise cash for charities across Bermuda this coming Sunday.
The 5K event is run by the Argus Group and The Centre on Philanthropy, and allows participants to choose the Bermuda-registered charity...
DATE: Feb 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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