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A cruise ship accident that killed a crewman from the Norwegian Breakaway has claimed a second life, after another man seriously injured on July 20 succumbed to his injuries.
The man has been named as Ben Buenaventura, of the Philippines, who had bee...
DATE: Sep 19, 2016
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A working legacy that sustained generations of young men is in danger of vanishing, a prominent graduate of the Bermuda Technical Institute has warned.
“I just wonder where I would be if there had been no Tech,” said Wilmouth Elmes, who left the inst...
DATE: Sep 17, 2016
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
The word is spreading on the applications of collaborative law, a harmonious approach to navigating a breakdown in a relationship.
“I’m really excited that we are opening it up to other areas of personal conflict,” said lawyer Jacqueline MacLellan, p...
DATE: Sep 17, 2016
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A proposed levy dubbed the general services tax will not come into effect for the next fiscal year starting April 2017, according to Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance.
While he was not prepared to divulge new details on the 5 per cent charge put ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Independence from Britain might be feasible, should the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union jeopardise Bermuda’s business interests, said finance minister Bob Richards.
“We still don’t know which way is up,” Mr Richards cautioned of Brexit — the ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Thirteen years after Hurricane Fabian struck Emmanuel Ethiopian Orthodox Church its congregation has now proudly reclaimed its place of worship.
Tomorrow’s ceremony of rededication closes years of hard work, as the church hall’s glowing interior atte...
DATE: Sep 16, 2016
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Bermuda’s healthy population of parrotfish, colourful reef grazers that have all but vanished in many islands, are under new study.
Reefs depend on them for survival: without foraging parrotfish, corals smother under seaweed and sponge.
Thanks to a c...
DATE: Sep 15, 2016
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Environment
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Jonathan Bell
Flooded halls, sodden rooms and days of intermittent water for drinking and washing have plagued several residents at the Gulfstream emergency housing complex.
The water issues are part of essential repairs, but occupants at the former barracks in St...
DATE: Sep 15, 2016
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Environment
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Jonathan Bell
“Every day is a learning day” stands as the motto for music professor Eddie Ming’s Rhythm Lab.
His latest team of hardworking students, freshly home from New York’s Collective School of Music, got a special salute yesterday on the steps of City Hall ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2016
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A West End man has cried foul after his insurance failed to cover him for accident damages, even though he was cleared in court of wrongdoing.
However, according to his insurer, the case illustrates the value of getting the broadest package of covera...
DATE: Sep 14, 2016
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