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More than 125 Bermudians studying in the United Kingdom were told to "follow their passions" and be prepared to work in Bermuda by Premier Dr. Ewart Brown on Saturday.
Speaking at the Annual Student Dinner during brief remarks in front of the student...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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Three people on the Island were honoured with Royal Victorian Order medals during the Queen's visit to Bermuda last month.
Governor Sir Richard Gozney, Secretary to the Cabinet Major Marc Telemaque, and Private Secretary to the Governor Tanya Davis e...
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British Airways cabin crews will strike over the Christmas period, their union said today, throwing the plans of thousands of holiday-makers into uncertainty at one of the busiest times of the year.
Strikes will begin on December 22 and run for a doz...
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Dozens of volunteers were recognised on National Volunteer Day for the many ways they contribute to the Island.
Brian Madeiros of the Centre on Philanthropy said there is a misconception that volunteers have an excess of time on their hands.
"Volunte...
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The cost of living in rent-controlled properties is rising faster than for homes on the free market, Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards told MPs on Friday.
He said Department of Statistics figures showed that over the past five years there had been...
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FutureCare covers approximately 400 less seniors citizens than previously stated by Government.
Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson said she was shocked at the admission from Health Minister Walter Roban, which came in response to Parliamentary Que...
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Pensioners will see a slight delay in the posting of cheques into their bank accounts tommorow, Government warned this evening.
The Department of Social Insurance said only Bank of Butterfield customers would be affected. The problem was caused by “s...
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The Auditor General's identification of serious flaws in Government's handling of capital projects mean that every voter "is being strangled with approximately $1600 worth of overspend" according to the Bermuda Democratic Alliance (BDA).
Bermuda's ne...
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A man charged with illegally handling a Police radio was acquitted in Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.
Ellsworth Wilson applied to be repaid $2,000 in legal costs after the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) failed to provide sufficient eviden...
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The Progressive Labour Party failed to show up at this week's meeting of Bermuda's Public Accounts Committee.
Chairman Bob Richards was forced to go it alone with United Bermuda Party colleague Patricia Gordon-Pamplin to investigate the spending of p...
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