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The winter storms that battered the Island last month couldn't have worked out much better in one respect for St. David's Islanders — they shut down the Causeway for a day.
It meant residents of Bermuda's "tenth parish" got to spend the day just like...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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Deputy Premier Paula Cox yesterday pledged to turn down a 50 percent pay rise she'll be entitled to under a change of law.
MPs are today set to discuss plans to bring part-time Ministers' pay into line with their full-time Cabinet colleagues, lifting...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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Government hopes that by eliminating duty on equipment to harness wave energy Bermuda can develop ways to use the ocean to produce electricity.
On Monday the House of Assembly agreed to waive duty on certain green technology and reduce duty on others...
DATE: Mar 17, 2010
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The Botanical Gardens will retain its Point Finger Road access despite the Bermuda Hospital Board's acquisition of two additional properties in the area. Minister of Health Walter Roban said amendments to the Special Planning Provision Act passed las...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown admitted yesterday he gave the Opposition just half a minute to talk on the Cabinet Office budget in Parliament because it wouldn't reschedule a debate on Tourism spending. Dr. Brown, who is also Tourism Minister, told a press con...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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Sam Strangeways
Government is attempting to re-negotiate a staff salary rise as it cuts its budget to the Bermuda College by four percent.
Education Minister El James told MPs last night: "In the 2010-11 academic year, the college will consider outsourcing some of i...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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Fishermen discovered a dead sperm whale off the South Shore yesterday as they returned with their catch.
The juvenile whale was found floating by rocks off Wreck Hill, Sandys, and is thought to have been dead for a couple of weeks.
The 19ft animal's ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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Legislation allowing Police to confiscate hoodies, banning late night noise and sending security guards on training programmes passed through the Senate yesterday.
Senators gave full support to three bills, all designed to crack down on anti-social b...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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Former United Bermuda Party MP Jamahl Simmons was yesterday named as the Premier's new press secretary — just a few months after stepping down as executive aide.
Mr. Simmons replaces Arnold Minors, whose departure was announced last week after he ser...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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The House of Assembly heard a slew of financial bills to be amended, passing one and approving the draft regulations of three.
The Insurance Amendment Act was passed which will mean insurance accounts regulations can be obtained retroactively.
And th...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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