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A school in Sierra Leone could open its doors in September, thanks to a global fundraising effort that started in Bermuda.
The Hope Academy for Girls has been a project long in the making, according to organiser Ngadi Kamara, daughter of the fundrais...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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The Island today marks the International Day for the Remembrance of Slavery with the first of three lectures on the transatlantic slave trade.
Tonight’s talk by Lehman College’s Mark Christian will focus on the first “point” of the triangle in the tr...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014
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Plans to build a hotel at Hamilton’s Par-la-Ville site, which were delayed after Government enacted laws subjecting the Corporation’s agreement to Parliamentary approval, have been passed by the House of Assembly.
Junior Home Affairs Minister Sylvan ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The building of a resort at Morgan’s Point, starting with a “boutique” 84-room hotel, has won bipartisan support with the approval of a fresh land agreement for the West End property.
Developer Craig Christensen called the passage of the Morgan’s Poi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The Bermuda Regiment needs to retain conscription in order to survive, according to a group of nine former Commanding Officers.
Dubbed the Nine Colonels, the group has submitted an opinion piece, appearing on page four of today’s edition, in response...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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The use of intoxicants, legal and otherwise, has “marginally declined” in the past four years, according to the 2013 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.
A high 84 percent of those surveyed supported the introduction of roadside sobriety...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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A tsunami warning exercise, involving Bermuda and other countries in the region, has been scheduled for Wednesday.
The exercise, involving the Bermuda Weather Service, will simulate an undersea earthquake and landslide off the coast of Portugal.
An ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014
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Two men accused of attempted murder will have to go on trial again because a Supreme Court jury failed to reach a verdict — after listening to evidence for almost two months.
Devon Hewey and Cervio Cox, both from Warwick, were accused of trying to sh...
DATE: Mar 21, 2014
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The Island needs its own National Intelligence Agency to take on organised crime and “prolific priority offenders”, according to the independent National Security and Defence Review released on Friday.
And the Department of Corrections has issues req...
DATE: Mar 21, 2014
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A health insurance package aimed at seniors, designed to fill the gaps in their existing coverage, drew a keen and occasionally sceptical audience of 100 older residents yesterday.
The new product, known as HealthGap-AC, has been developed by MoonGat...
DATE: Mar 20, 2014
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