ECONOMY
Childless couples lose legal aid for divorce proceedings
Couples going through a divorce will no longer be able to qualify for legal aid unless there are children involved, after a bill was passed on Wednesday.
Safety concern amid summer camp cuts
Recession-hit families are struggling to meet the cost of summer camps for their kids sparking safety fears from childcare watchdogs.
Seniors get three per cent rise in pension
Seniors will get a three per cent pension increase in August but employees will not have to start contributing more until August 2012, Bermuda Sun reported on Friday.
Delays expected at docks as city cuts stall new lighting
Lighting problems at Hamilton Docks could mean night time operations grinding to a halt due to safety fears.
THE LEGAL DRUG TRADE / WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Generic drugs: Sifting fact from fiction
Government has courted controversy with new regulations on the import of prescription drugs.
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BELCO power plant to break ground in the new year
The $130 million redevelopment of the BELCO power plant is expected to break ground early next year, the company said on Tuesday.
Rent-controlled homes buck trend and go up in cost
The monthly cost of living in ‘affordable’ properties under rent control has gone up — even as the overall property market stays stagnant.
Fall in e-waste as recession bites
Cash-strapped Bermudians are hanging on to electrical items longer as the recession bites, it was disclosed on Saturday.
Cruise visitors down in spring but air arrivals up
Overall tourist numbers dropped by 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2011 but air arrivals rose by 4 per cent, Tourism Minister Patrice Minors announced on Wednesday.
SPECIAL REPORT: BERMUDA IN RECESSION
Turning passion into profit
Kim Wilson is trying to reshape the economy to create jobs and remove barriers for job seekers.
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SPECIAL REPORT: BERMUDA IN RECESSION
'Green' jobs are seen as source of future growth
Green energy has been highlighted as a potential source of jobs and business opportunities for Bermudians as the island responds to the recession.
SPECIAL REPORT: BERMUDA IN RECESSION
'We must look to the future'
Premier Paula Cox says her administration adopted a strategy focused on creating opportunities for the unemployed, upgrading people's skills and promoting entrepreneurship.
SPECIAL REPORT: BERMUDA IN RECESSION
Threatened with jail for childbirth bill
A single mom told how she narrowly escaped jail this week over a $3,000 hospital bill from more than a decade ago.
SPECIAL REPORT: BERMUDA IN RECESSION
Slump sparks health fears
A growing number of Bermudians are 'gambling with bankruptcy' by going without health insurance.
Man compensated after Debt Collection Agency 'dropped the ball'
A Government Ministry has given a businessman $5,000 and apologized after failing to update records of a debt paid more than a decade ago, a report by the Ombudsman has revealed
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