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Freddie Evans, formerly the acting Commissioner of Education, has been appointed to the post of commissioner to lead the island’s public school system.
The announcement came this afternoon from the Board of Education.
It ends a long stint without a p...
DATE: Mar 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The arrival of a healthy cahow chick, the latest addition to Bermuda’s now thriving of the endangered national bird, was watched around the world courtesy of the CahowCam, which broadcast its hatching.
The chick, which emerged on 9.45pm on Thursday n...
DATE: Mar 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Expect a lengthy debate today in the House of Assembly as the Opposition delivers its response to the 2017-18 Budget delivered last week by Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance.
Mr Richards will first move the Budget book with its accompanying state...
DATE: Mar 03, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The parents of four-year-old Ashton Groves, the youngster injured on Monday after being hit by a truck, find themselves with much to be thankful for despite the ordeal of the past few days.
“It shows how blessed we are to have such a great hospital,”...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Certain holders of Bermuda passports have been told by authorities in a variety of countries that a visa is required for them to enter the United States, according to the Department of Immigration.
Officials are now in talks with the Passport Office ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Rochelle Butterfield, a 47-year-old Cabinet Office worker, was killed after a motorcycle driven by her husband crashed in St George’s.
Mrs Butterfield was the pillion passenger when the vehicle left Kindley Field Road near Stone Crusher Corner, at ar...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The ranks of the civil service have dropped by 12 per cent under the One Bermuda Alliance, compared with an increase of 20 per cent under the former administration, according to Michael Dunkley.
Speaking after Friday’s Budget, the Premier said the Go...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“The Pink House”, a little piece of Bermuda that has stood for 300 years in the city of Charleston, South Carolina, is up for sale.
The historic building at 17 Chalmers Street is the second oldest masonry building in the United States, according to D...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Helping rebuild a devastated community in Nepal became a profoundly life-changing experience for 21-year-old David Simmons — a story that he plans to share next week at a Bermuda College lecture.
“I’m happy,” David said in the wake of his work with R...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s low-income workers are caught in “a reverse Robin Hood effect”, according to economist Craig Simmons — and the tax breaks in the latest Budget do not go far enough to pull them out.
On the other hand, Keith Jensen, head of the Bermuda Emplo...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell