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Government has announced it intends to build a state-of-the-art recording studio.
But the announcement has been met with mixed views, with some asking why Government wants to get involved when there are existing studios on the Island.
Government's an...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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After 20 years of service with the Bermuda Hospitals Board, Preston Swan has been appointed the new vice president of quality and risk management.
Mr. Swan, who has served as acting vice president since late 2008, will be responsible for patient saf...
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Support groups have welcomed Government's announcement it is to address challenges encountered by parents with special needs children.
The announcement was made in Friday's Throne Speech delivered by Governor Sir Richard Gozney, where he revealed the...
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The health sector will have a better equipped watchdog under plans announced in the Throne Speech.
On Friday, Government announced that there would be amendments to the Bermuda Health Council Act to enable the council to become a watchdog for the hea...
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Meetings of the Corporation of St. George could be opened to the public, but not unless legislation is changed to give members legal protection over what they say.
Deputy mayor Kenny Bascome said the Corporation was preparing to hold public meetings,...
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Protection of the Island's mangroves and a White Paper on Energy were among the sustainable development initiatives announced by Government during the Throne Speech.
It pledged the launch of a mangrove conservation and restoration plan, while a serie...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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Former St. David's MP Suzanne Holshouser has been appointed as the new UBP Senator replacing Michael Fahy who left to be one of the founders of the new Bermuda Democratic Alliance party.
Mrs. Holshouser, who stepped away from politics a few years ago...
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A body tasked with tackling racial discrimination is to undergo a thorough review after Government said there had been a lack of progress.
And it appears possible that the Commission on Unity and Racial Equality (CURE) could be replaced by a new orga...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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Inflation fell to a 35-year low in September with prices rising by just 0.2 percent, according to the latest consumer price index report released this morning.
And the biggest factor behind the drop was a massive fall of more than 20 percent in elect...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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Government appeared to have announced an end to the legal discrimination of homosexuals.
The Throne Speech on Friday pledged amendments to the Human Rights Act 1981 to "ensure that no person is discriminated against in Bermuda".
Reading the speech, G...
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