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Transport Minister Terry Lister today defended his decision to give a fired bus worker back his job.
And he said: “It's not a question of backing down. It's a question of ensuring that the man has been dealt with to some degree of satisfaction, and t...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Bermuda Hospitals Board has cut short its multi-million dollar five-year contract with Kurron Shares Inc by 18 months to save money, it announced tonight.
The publicly-funded quango revealed the news in a statement released shortly after Shadow Healt...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Montpelier Re’s net income plunged by more than 60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 as claims doubled and investment income declined.
The Bermuda-based specialty reinsurer said today that net income for the quarter fell from $104.7 million in t...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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A new Taxi Authority is to be established which will have overall responsibility for the industry, Transport Minister Terry Lister announced this morning.
At a press conference, Mr Lister said: “It's no secret that over the years the Ministry of Tran...
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Government is expected to respond this evening to a call by the Bermuda Industrial Union to reinstate a sacked bus driver in return for calling off today's bus strike.
Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert told The Royal Gazette tonight t...
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LONDON (Reuters) Bermuda-based insurer Catlin Group Ltd reported a smaller than expected drop in full-year profit after a strong underwriting performance helped it absorb $218 million in natural disaster claims.
Pretax profit fell a third to $406 mil...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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An anti-racism group today lent its weight to objections to an SDO for Rosewood Tucker's Point saying it would be a “slap in the face” to original residents of the land.
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) issued a statement this morning sayi...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Community centre Sandys 360 will tonight host a public forum in hopes of generating ideas for strengthening the community.
Speakers will include Youth Minister Glenn Blakeney, Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont, Somerset Cricket Club pr...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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The Bermuda Democratic Alliance (BDA) has questioned the cost and sustainability of the recently unveiled National Health Plan 2011.
According to MP Shawn Crockwell, several questions immediately arose when reading the plan and need clarification, p...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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Government has put several safeguards in place to protect the environmentally important Rosewood Tucker’s Point land during proposed development.
Last week Government announced it had granted in-principle planning approval for the hotel to build 78 r...
DATE: Feb 10, 2011
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