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Bermuda residents from all backgrounds are invited to join in a block party to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants.
Paul Franco, the president of the Vasco da Gama Club, said the event was designed to dem...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Elections were held yesterday for officer and executive positions at the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
Hundreds of members attended the organisation’s annual conference at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club.
The event provided professional development o...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were warned not to share pictures of offensive graffiti that was painted on a Paget home this morning.
Police said they received a report of wilful damage at about 7.40am after the graffiti was sprayed on a wall in Harbour Road, near Lower ...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Minister of National Security urged a British politician to help bring back the BMU code to Bermudian passports during talks in London, he said yesterday.
Wayne Caines attended a series of meetings in the UK capital last week.
He met Seema Kenned...
DATE: Oct 21, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A financial technology company that pledged to create 20 jobs will use knowledge gained from a six-month learning period to pave the way for its full operation on the island.
Omega One was the first firm to be listed as a digital asset business licen...
DATE: Oct 21, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Rayquon Woodley-Smith and Tamia Place took home the titles of Mr and Miss CedarBridge at the weekend.
They were among a field of 15 students at the annual pageant, which was held in the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts.
The contest st...
DATE: Oct 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Health officials are investigating at least one case of mumps.
The Ministry of Health revealed on Monday that one case was confirmed with a second case suspected.
Investigations were being carried out by the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit.
The mi...
DATE: Oct 21, 2019
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A digitised national identity system designed to give residents more control of their personal information has started development, the company behind the scheme said yesterday.
Joseph Weinberg, co-founder of blockchain technology firm Shyft, said th...
DATE: Oct 19, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
A statistician suggested that return from the America’s Cup was less than a third of the $272 million indicated in official figures.
Cordell Riley calculated the net revenue from the sailing regatta to be $75 million when he carried out an “independe...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The number of people expected to visit Bermuda by cruise ship in 2020 is 1,000 less than the 544,000 predicted for this year.
A government announcement this week said that next year’s schedule included “more total calls, more passengers, and more vis...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter