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Volunteers hauled several tons of debris from the Island’s shores and coastal waters, targeting 31 spots around Bermuda, in the latest Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) cleanup initiative.
The group partnered with EY Bermuda, a member firm of Ernst & Youn...
DATE: Oct 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Finance Minister Bob Richards declared himself “surprised” by the hostility he faced at an acrimonious town hall meeting called by the One Bermuda Alliance to present the recommendations of the Spending and Government Efficiency Commission.
The Deput...
DATE: Oct 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s mythical terrors will face off against images extolling the Island’s natural charms starting tomorrow in the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The Mythology, Mayhem, Mystery and Marketing Exhibit blends pop culture’s weirdest excesses on t...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New research on the roots of Bermuda’s Gombeys will be presented at a free lecture this weekend given by visiting US historian Heather Kopelson.
Professor Kopelson plans to explore the rhythms and gestures of the Island’s earliest recorded “riotous m...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
International concern is mounting over the widening health crisis of Ebola, prompting a notice from the Ministry of Health that no cases have occurred on the Island — and that Bermuda will be protected.
A Ministry spokesman said exercises involving “...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cost cuts aimed at reducing excess lab testing and diagnostic imaging are not aimed at the medical practice of former Premier Ewart Brown — and Government hopes “self-policing” will solve the problem first.
Health Minister Jeanne Atherden, answering ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Belco will have a crew on standby tonight for the Collector’s Hill area of Smith’s after two consecutive nights of power outages hit the area.
Tuesday night’s blackout affected about 400 homes, also knocking out the traffic lights at the Collector’s ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About ten Progressive Labour Party members have expressed interest in running for the recently-vacated seat of Sandys South, according to a party source — including former Premier Paula Cox.
Constituency 33 was last month relinquished by Independent ...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
With next week’s PGA Grand Slam impending for the Port Royal Golf Course, organisers have told fans that public transport will be the “fastest, most efficient way” to and from the venue.
The senior director of championships for the PGA of America, Da...
DATE: Oct 08, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A trove of details has been sent to The Royal Gazette on the life of James Outerbridge, a Bermudian pilot in the Second World War shot dead at the age of 20 while attempting to escape a prisoner of war train in Italy.
The appeal for information came ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell