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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,...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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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...
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Bermuda-based offshore law firm Appleby has been named the winner of the inaugural Practical Law Company (PLC) Which Lawyer? Offshore Law Firm Super League 2009.
The award recognises the firm's ability to provide solutions for international companies...
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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...
DATE: Nov 09, 2009
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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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Bermuda is developing a deposit insurance scheme to protect consumers holding money in banks and deposit companies.
The move was announced in Friday's Throne Speech, which lays the out Government's forthcoming legislative programme.
It also outlined ...
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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