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Eleven young Bermudians are looking forward to a career in the hospitality industry after completing a hotel training course through the Bermuda Hospitality Institute.
The students are to begin a work experience programme at a number of Isla...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Football fans heading to Brazil for this month’s World Cup are being advised to make sure their vaccinations are up-to-date.
According to a Department of Health spokesman, one of the vaccines may include a second dose of measles, mumps and rubella. A...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Builders are on target to complete a new hospital wing before handing over the project to health chiefs next week.
According to a spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), all heavy construction work is complete and building teams are now wo...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Firefighters had to tackle a series of random blazes over the weekend, but fire chiefs have ruled out foul play as a cause of the blazes.
The first incident took place at around 7.15pm on Saturday when a large pile of wood and debris caught fire from...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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Government has no plans to legalise marijuana, claiming that “it is wrong to yield to a more permissive attitude socially without due regard to the social, economic and health consequences”.
But under planned reforms of cannabis laws, police could be...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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This year’s Bermuda Day celebrations have been hailed as “picture perfect” in which “our sense of being proud to be Bermudian was palpable”.
Providing a summary of Monday’s races and parade, Community Affairs Minister Wayne Scott said in the House of...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Renovation work on the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse has been completed at a cost of almost $365,000.
The historic landmark was shut down at the start of the year to enable to work to go ahead after years of neglect.
Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pam...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Government is calling on the private sector to build more residential care homes for seniors to satisfy a growing demand for facilities.
And it has also defended its record of policing private homes to ensure that elderly residents are not neglected ...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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A community activist is calling for the sale of toy guns to be banned, claiming that they could result in a tragedy.
And youth worker Carlton Simmons said the toys are also sending out the wrong message to children, teaching them that violence is acc...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Bird enthusiasts are now able to study the nocturnal cahow from the comfort of their own computer screens thanks to a new website.
Nonsuch Island Nature Reserve has set up its own web portal — www.nonsuchisland.com — which features a video feed from ...
DATE: May 29, 2014
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