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A local businessman sees unparalleled opportunities for Bermudians to develop business links with partners far to our south.
Consultant Leon O’Brien has broader hopes for the community to use overseas connections to develop services on the Island, as...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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A one-day seminar for teenagers to learn about computer coding, the Holiday Hackathon, scored high marks with its student attendees.
With the latest apps and mobiles games sweeping the world, the power and simplicity of modern programming are especia...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Education
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Jonathan Bell
The Christmas weekend was marred by “several serious incidents of note”, Superintendent Sean Field-Lament, of the Bermuda Police Service, emphasised yesterday.
He offered his condolences to the family of Phillip Benjamin James, who died after a road ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Crime
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Jonathan Bell
Birdwatchers were treated to a rare first sighting of a new species for the Island courtesy of the Bermuda Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count.
The Eurasian Marsh Harrier, a bird of prey that crossed the Atlantic to get here, was spotted on Decemb...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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Environment
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Jonathan Bell
The Hackathon, Bermuda’s home-grown computer coding symposium, has proved a holiday hit in its second year.
Yesterday’s free course, from the non-profit group Code 411, took 80 teens on a blast-off introduction to programming, courtesy of self-taught...
DATE: Dec 24, 2015
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bright skies abound this holiday season for Bermuda, thanks to the Bermuda-Azores High — which is dashing chances of a white Christmas on the United States East Coast.
The sprawling weather system has delivered record warmth along the Eastern Seaboar...
DATE: Dec 24, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
They have raised more than $20,000 for Bermuda’s charities in their short existence as a group.
Now, with an historic Irish anniversary coming for the year ahead, the Bermuda Irish Association has bigger plans for 2016.
“We’re hoping to grow and brin...
DATE: Dec 23, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
It gets bigger each year: the gathering at Elbow Beach on Christmas Day brings together thousands of revellers armed with Santa hats and coolers.
Accordingly, the Coral Beach & Tennis Club is opening the Horizons property close by for free parking, a...
DATE: Dec 23, 2015
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An initiative for “educational tourism” has been declared a resounding success by the first student group to sample the Island’s charms.
The team of six, from Mercer University in Georgia, called on Bermuda last week to explore the interplay between ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2015
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Serious corrosion to the swing bridge across Ferry Reach means that the East End’s crossing will be reduced to a single lane down the middle as of today.
Vehicles heavier than ten tonnes could cause the bridge to list, and will thus be off limits.
Bu...
DATE: Dec 22, 2015
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Jonathan Bell