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Government has set aside $1.5 million to inspect public schools in the wake of the mould crisis at CedarBridge Academy.
About $4 million was needed last year to clean up the school which was closed when an inspection revealed it was riddled with moul...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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The Budget statement brought to light new programmes in the areas of crime prevention, justice, and the Regiment.
The Ministry of Public Safety and Housing has a $122 million allotment for the next fiscal year and that does not include millions more ...
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Increased Government spending could “add fuel to the fire” of Bermuda’s overheating economy, according to economist and Bermuda College lecturer Craig Simmons.
Mr. Simmons said rising inflation rates and decreasing levels of Bermudian employment over...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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Government initiatives should lead to virtually 100 percent employment of Bermudians, it was claimed yesterday.
Minister of Labour and Immigration, Derrick Burgess, said schemes such as the Workforce Development Strategy and National Training Board w...
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The Department of Planning was one of many areas the Minister of Finance cited yesterday for needing more manpower.
But Minister Paula Cox warned: “That comes with a price and a cost and it cannot always be done in one fell swoop, even when there is ...
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Boosts for pensioners, a new cruise ship terminal and better bus services were the key elements of yesterday’s budget.
Seniors look to be the biggest winners with promises of pensions hikes, more cash for prescription drugs and additional doctors vis...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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Buses running every 15 minutes from first thing in the morning until midnight, smaller community buses for outlying areas and a new "Warbaby Fox" type ferry are amongst an armoury of transport initiatives designed to improve the experience for the tr...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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Plane loads of visitors from Germany and Italy are expected to begin touching down in Bermuda as early as this summer as the Island looks to Europe to build its hotel-stay tourism sector.
And construction of a second pier at Dockyard to handle anothe...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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A man accused of breaking into a woman's home and raping her at knifepoint defended himself against the allegation, claiming they had consensual sex that she paid for.
A Supreme Court jury heard how the self-confessed heroin user told Police after hi...
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Some of the highlights of the Budget:
* Pensions - a 4.5 rise from August
* Buses - Running every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to midnight on major runs, plus 25 new buses including five for neighbourhood runs. A new ferry but no rise in bus and ferry fare...
DATE: Feb 17, 2007
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