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Public relations experts are to spearhead a charm offensive designed to boost the image of the Department of Workforce Development.
Businesses have been asked to submit tenders for a campaign designed to generate a better image of the department.
Tar...
DATE: Nov 28, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An arts organisation has appealed for help to go green, one lightbulb at a time.
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art said it wanted people to donate to its solar campaign for today’s Giving Tuesday.
Tom Butterfield, the founder and creative director of...
DATE: Nov 27, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Taxpayers could be landed with a tab that should be paid by the airport, the Minister of Tourism and Transport claimed yesterday.
Zane DeSilva accused airport operator Skyport of passing some of its financial burdens on to members of the public.
He t...
DATE: Nov 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A union leader called for an end to sexual harassment in the workplace yesterday as he prepared to mark an international day to end violence against women this weekend.
Jason Hayward, the Bermuda Public Services Union president, said victims can suff...
DATE: Nov 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A campaigner called for two separate sex offender registers yesterday, so one could list only those who target children.
Debi Ray-Rivers said the root cause of the crime was different depending on the victim’s age.
She welcomed proposed legislation t...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An investigation into an alleged confrontation between two senior One Bermuda Alliance members at the party’s headquarters has been closed after police found there was “no case to answer”.
Police said officers reviewed a complaint with the Department...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
She became a passionate campaigner in the fight against child sexual abuse and devoted her irrepressible energy to helping those affected.
However, when Debi Ray-Rivers launched a charity to raise awareness of the problem in Bermuda, she had still to...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man racked up the latest in a string of drink-driving convictions after he ignored police advice to take a taxi.
Officers saw Franklyn Pearman unsteady on his feet at a gas station before he rode away on a bike, Magistrates’ Court heard today.
The ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A night of drink-driving checks by police ended with no arrests.
Roadside sobriety checkpoints are running this weekend in Hamilton Parish, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget and Southampton.
A police spokesman said an operation from last night until early ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new senator called for better online opportunities for Bermudians in his maiden speech yesterday.
Dwayne Robinson said that more could be done to keep Bermudian talent on the island.
Mr Robinson, 24, added: “We have a lot of social-media influencer...
DATE: Nov 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter