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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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Jonathan Bell
The deaths of Gombey stars Lawrence “Stickers” Hendrickson Sr, 81, and David “Shaggy Dog” Wilson, who would have turned 66 today, have been mourned by the community.
Mr Hendrickson, one of the founders of H & H Gombeys and Mr Wilson, who was part of ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Legislators return to Parliament next month with a new Cabinet position under Lovitta Foggo designed to steer Government reforms.
The ministry, Ms Foggo’s first portfolio after ten years as an MP, will involve fresh scrutiny of good governance measur...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Talk is good — as champion debater Kenza Wilks can attest.
Learning the structured arguing of a point is “more and more important” in today’s acrimonious world.
Fresh from the World Schools Debating Championships in Bali this month, Mr Wilks ranked f...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
The mother of a special needs adult has criticised the island’s lack of resources, claiming clients are being neglected.
And the woman said the only specialist unit, the K. Margaret Carter Centre, was decades behind international standards and had co...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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Health
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s student debate team enjoyed a promising start at this year’s World Schools Debating Championships, although illness forced the group’s withdrawal during the preliminary rounds.
The island was represented in Bali, Indonesia, by Megan Sutclif...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
Two men are in custody after police stopped a car containing a gun, ammunition and a controlled drug.
Describing it as “proactive policing”, a spokesman said that officers following a “specific investigation” had cause to stop the vehicle in the area...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, continues to meet with the individuals and organisations under the remit of his ministry.
Mr Roban’s sessions have including discussions with department directors, ven...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Lisa Brewster will be this year’s recipient of the Duperreault Fellowship, an endowment fund that supports the professional development of Bermuda residents working or studying in the field of substance abuse.
Her award will fund her studies for a ma...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis — joining just five other countries worldwide to achieve the goal, according to Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health.
The transmission of the virus from an HIV-positive mother to h...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell