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Technical education is flourishing at the Bermuda College, according to its president, Duranda Greene.
“There is a myth out there that since the Bermuda Technical Institute closed its doors, there is no technical education going on in Bermuda,” Dr Gr...
DATE: Sep 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Tips for heading off violent crime are to be shared tonight amid police concern at younger recruits continuing to join gangs.
Sharing the latest crime statistics, Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva said that while more than a dozen cases were ready ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cash-strapped woman owed more than $55,000 in compensation after a workplace accident has yet to get paid — nearly one year after she won her settlement.
Beverly Allen worked as a chef for Q’s Bar in Warwick in 2012 when she lost her footing on her...
DATE: Sep 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s supplies of OxyNorm, a powerful painkiller used by patients with conditions ranging from cancer to severe migraines, have run short.
As an opioid, the pharmaceutical is a controlled drug and therefore requires special clearance to be imp...
DATE: Sep 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cherished book lifted from the rubble of the late Ann Cartwright DeCouto’s office was among the tributes shared at a Supreme Court special sitting held for her.
The veteran lawyer’s chambers at 79 Front Street was among the offices consumed in the ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, has stuck to her guns amid charges that Government is bent on denying the Reverend Nicholas Tweed the right to work in Bermuda.
Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has repea...
DATE: Sep 09, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Junior Maynard Dill’s 12-year leadership of the electricians’ union has been commended by Belco as a model for labour relations.
In the wake of Mr Dill’s death, at the age of 61, the company issued a tribute to his 32-year career with the utility, as...
DATE: Sep 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A phenomenal outpouring of support for a back-to-school charity drive managed to meet the needs of every child registered with the group.
“The response from the community has been absolutely amazing; people are still sending in donations,” said activ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Accusations of politically motivated obstruction over the Rev Nicholas Tweed’s work permit continued yesterday from Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union.
Mr Furbert confirmed he had been speaking of Mr Tweed on Labour Day, in whic...
DATE: Sep 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fourth case of travel-related Zika has been confirmed in Bermuda by the Ministry of Health and Seniors.
The virus has been brought back to the island by someone who recently travelled to a Zika-affected country.
The announcement stressed that so fa...
DATE: Sep 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell