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David Burt, the Premier, is to be the keynote speaker at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s Labour Day banquet next month.
The annual banquet, the 36th, will be held on September 1 at the Fairmont Southampton.
Labour Day is marked as a public holiday on ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s entrenched disparities must be tackled for black workers to get a fair shot, according to former minister Wayne Perinchief, who said that inequality remained alive and well ten years after his Workforce Equity Bill was proposed.
“I’m 75; I’...
DATE: Aug 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this morning after a reported industrial accident at Mill Creek in Pembroke.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded at 8.48am, sending one vehicle and four personnel, according to Acting Lie...
DATE: Aug 23, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, the former principal of the Berkeley Institute, has been announced as the new vice president of academic and student affairs at Bermuda College.
Dr Curtis-Tweed, a Bermudian, graduated from Emory University with a PhD, and pursu...
DATE: Aug 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new barrier system at Par-la-Ville car park has resulted in changes at the facility’s entrance and exit, according to the City of Hamilton.
The arrangement has been made to accommodate what are now two exit lanes for traffic coming out of the par...
DATE: Aug 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A stroke victim’s once promising recovery is faltering in the absence of comprehensive follow-up services, according to her loved ones.
As The Royal Gazette explores healthcare deficiencies for the disabled, one anonymous family have credited the ear...
DATE: Aug 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The much-anticipated solar eclipse commences shortly before 3pm today but may be obscured, depending on the vagaries of the weather.
In a 70-mile swath across North America, millions will watch a total eclipse of the sun by the moon.
The first coast-...
DATE: Aug 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New staff have been approved for the Ministry of Health to address shortages that have worsened under the Bermuda Government hiring freeze.
In particular, reinforcements have been earmarked for Ageing and Disability Services, according to Kim Wilson,...
DATE: Aug 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian actress Lana Young reached a “tipping point” after a neo-Nazi in a car mowed down anti-racism demonstrators in Charlottesville, killing a woman and injuring 19 others.
Now she has launched Blended Experience — an Instagram page to celebrate...
DATE: Aug 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new Tropical Storm, Harvey, has developed in the Caribbean, dumping heavy rain on the Windward Islands yesterday as it makes a slow trek west towards Central America.
The storm, which has the potential to build into the season’s third hurricane, is...
DATE: Aug 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell