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Government will carry out a study into St George’s ageing wastewater system in an effort to resolve what has been a lingering cause of complaints.
The Ministry of Public Works is to conduct a study to help develop a strategy to improve wastewater ser...
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Employers who do not fulfil their legal obligation to provide health insurance cover for their staff will end up being named online, under steps pledged in yesterday’s Throne Speech.
Economic troubles might leave employers tempted to cut corners, Gov...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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As the bridge season winds down to the December Christmas Party and Prizegiving at the Bridge Club there are still a couple of events to be decided in November as per the notice below sent out by the Club :
Novice Pairs — Tuesday 18th November. Th...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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Roadside breath testing will be implemented in Bermuda for the first time to tackle drink-driving.
The amendments to the Motor Car Act 1951, which will allow police to breathalyse drivers by the roadside, were welcomed by road safety group CADA and t...
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A Government pledge to offer mediation to parents involved in custody or access disputes should come as welcome news for the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
Earlier this week, the organisation’s founder, Sheelagh Cooper, reflected that the ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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The Island faces “an economic storm that poses a grim threat to Bermuda’s way of life”, Governor George Fergusson told a packed Senate chamber yesterday, in a speech replete with references to job growth and reining in the public purse.
However, the ...
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Revitalising international business and tourism as the Island’s twin pillars is a priority in revitalising the economy, Government said yesterday.
In the Throne Speech it added that it was “working on a broad front to rebuild investor confidence in t...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The overbearing atmosphere caused by the thundery weather was not reflected in the opening of Parliament yesterday morning as Ministers shared lighthearted jokes and banter.
Kim Wilson, the Shadow Minister of Health, was one of the first to arrive i...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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Bermuda’s financial watchdog is to get new powers to police banks, Government revealed yesterday.
Governor George Fergusson, delivering the Throne Speech, said the Bermuda Monetary Authority would be able to intervene in case of “a troubled bank”.
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DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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A critically ill cruise passenger has been brought into Bermuda for treatment.
The 69-year-old man was travelling on board the Nieuw Amsterdam when the cruise liner was forced to divert into Five Fathom Hole off St David’s on Thursday night.
The man ...
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