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A significant collapse of rock along North Shore in Hamilton Parish threatens to undermine a section of the popular Railway Trail, according to walkers.
“It had to be two weeks ago — I walk through here every day, and it looks like it’s dangerously c...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents will be awarded more say in the administration and reform of Bermuda’s public schools, under legislation approved by Parliament.
The Education Amendment Act 2015 will redress a long-standing lack of communication, parental involvement, transp...
DATE: Mar 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The construction of a resort at the former Club Med site will not commence in May but later this year, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell informed the House of Assembly.
The timeline announced in December for the long-awaited development changed due to...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Eyewitnesses described several lucky escapes after a bus carrying nine nursery schoolchildren smashed into parked cars on East Broadway before ploughing into a utility pole.
Eight people were injured, including two visitors and a few children. None w...
DATE: Mar 12, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An appeal against conviction by sex offender Milton Richardson has been rejected, and the Crown continues to challenge the reduction of his original sentence from 18 months to one year.
While it appeared to be in doubt whether Richardson, a former yo...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government has not taken a definite stance on the disputed issue of medical precertification, but the threat of its introduction has reined in the overuse of expensive medical tests.
Opposition leader Marc Bean asked Health Minister Jeann...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s waste recycling service will continue “as far as we know”, according to Waste Management’s education and enforcement officer, Vanese Gordon.
But recycling is doomed to remain a money-losing enterprise, especially for an Island jurisdicti...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus drivers, faced with a proposal to cut down on their overtime, fear that such reductions are being considered “across the whole of Government”.
Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, made the remark after a meeting of unionised ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Taking pictures within the walls of Parliament is against the law, Speaker of the House Randy Horton said yesterday, after telling legislators he had spotted a photo online that had been taken from the gallery.
Mr Horton was referring to a shot circu...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drastic overrun on the allocated budget for overtime in public transport has led to the severe disruption in bus routes, according to Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert.
A group of unionised drivers and mechanics met for nearly two ho...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell