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A herd of life-size sculptures of a beloved Bermuda horse will be up for auction at a charity fundraising event this month.
Tilly, a miniature horse that died in November, was a fixture at the WindReach centre for the disabled’s animal therapy zone.
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DATE: Apr 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A whale expert whose love of the subject was sparked by watching the sea creatures in the waters off Bermuda as a child is to deliver a presentation on the subject next week.
Nan Hauser, the president and director of the Centre for Cetacean Research ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government-run community centres, campsites and other facilities will be closed tomorrow so staff can attend a training course.
But the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation’s office will be manned to take telephone calls, mail and to respond to ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Senate heard that “smoking weed” should not be seen as normal as the Upper House split down the middle on a vote yesterday on whether to legalise cannabis.
The vote on the second reading of the Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 was tied — but under pa...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The US will be able to come to Bermuda’s aid if the island comes under a security threat, thanks to a new agreement.
The Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed by officials on Thursday, provides a framework for co-operation in the event of a s...
DATE: Mar 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Children in care will be given a stronger voice through a new body of experts that will listen to their concerns, it has been claimed.
Tinee Furbert, the minister for social affairs, made the pledge when introducing the Children Amendment Act 2022 in...
DATE: Mar 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It will be legal to grow and sell cannabis – if controversial legislation passed in the House of Assembly yesterday gets Royal Assent from the Governor.
The Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 would create a regulated framework for growth and sale of the dru...
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A government backbencher was told last night he would have to apologise after he made a “monkey” reference believed to be about another MP.
Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, appealed to parliamentarians to think about how they repr...
DATE: Mar 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermudians are to become eligible for student loans in England - even if they have never lived there.
The UK government announced that students from some British Overseas Territories – including Bermuda – will be eligible for tuition fee loans for un...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island logged another Covid-19 death last night, which pushed the pandemic death toll to 127.
But the number of active cases has dropped for the first time in several weeks.
There were 123 new cases recorded since Monday’s update and 157 recoveri...
DATE: Mar 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell