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The Chief Medical Officer last night said he backed a tax hike on cigarettes, if it was backed up by public education.
Dr. John Cann was speaking after the Budget announced a 2.5 cent increase from 15.5 cents to 18 cents per cigarette, to be consider...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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A teenaged girl who allegedly had sex with a married man admitted to text messaging four different teenaged boys over the course of the summer multiple times at late hours of the night.
The defendant, a British national who cannot be named for legal ...
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The Police have had their budget increased by ten percent by Finance Minister Paula Cox who said Bermuda had witnessed a "period of lawlessness never witnessed before".
The financial allotment for the Police Service is provided for under the Ministry...
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Bermuda could be a role model for the world on seniors' health according to Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming.
Yesterday, Health Minister Nelson Bascome announced that seniors could expect full health insurance coverage by April 1 next...
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Patients on Government's Health Insurance Plan (HIP) are struggling to get life-saving kidney transplants, according to a report by the Ombudsman.
In the most recent report, Ombudsman Arlene Brock said her office had received five complaints from pat...
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This is the full text of the Budget Statement delivered by Finance Minister Paula Cox in the House of Assembly yesterday:
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly
Nelson Mandela: "Sometimes it falls upon a nation to ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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Police received a report of a burglary at a Ducks Puddle Drive, Hamilton Parish residence.
Upon arrival, the complainant told officers that some time between 9.30 a.m. and 9.30 p.m. on Thursday, someone gained entry to her apartment while she was awa...
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Government has committed to offering 500 interest-free down payments to first time Bermudian home owners.
Though the full details of the scheme could not be found in the Budget, in its Throne Speech last week, Government said it was committed to givi...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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Government yesterday allocated $1 million in the Budget to provide Bermudians with a free Bermuda College education in the next academic year — but students will have to pass their course or pay back the fees.
Finance Minister Paula Cox told the Hous...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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Sam Strangeways
A five percent pension hike, concessions for retailers and free Bermuda College education were the key planks to Finance Minister Paula Cox's fifth Budget yesterday.
Government will also arrange 500 interest-free down payment loans for first-time Ber...
DATE: Feb 16, 2008
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