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Reid Street workers were calling it a hit and run, after an early morning truck sideswiped a heavy-trunked tree and brought it crashing down into the street.
“The truck just bounced off it and cracked it, then drove off, and it fell,” said Electronic...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012
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Jonathan Bell
A 23-year-old man became the Island’s latest victim of gun violence after shots rang out at a residence near Mission Lane, Pembroke.
The shooting occurred around 1am yesterday. It followed just days after a firearm was reportedly brandished in the st...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A St George’s man whom police said gave a “strip tease” on Court Street has seen his charges dropped in court.
Ahijah Dill, 26, of Smiths Hill, who admitted stripping to his boxer shorts when searched by police, was accused of appearing “improperly d...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The men and women who share February 29 as a birthday are accustomed to attracting a little bit of curiosity.
Popularly known as leapers or leaplings, they measure their lives by a different schedule than the rest of us.
And a sampling of residents w...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A Government programme to send behaviourally challenged students overseas for treatment has seen its funding restored.
Youth Minister Glenn Blakeney said the Psycho-Educational Programme would see its budget restored to $3.12 million for the coming f...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Only a fraction of the Government funds set aside to overhaul the ageing Lefroy House seniors facility has actually been spent, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva gave a breakdown of spending in response to criticism from members o...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jump rope workshops to encourage cardiac health are getting a boost from the Argus Group.
US jump athletes the Comet Skippers will be flown to the Island as part of the Bermuda Heart Foundation’s ‘Jump 2B Fit’ programme.
The Bermuda Heart Foundation ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Educators’ Council is undergoing a “restructuring”, with its offices expected to open in a new location next month.
Exemptions Committee head Helle Patterson said the BEC is to hire a new executive director, as the previous director’s con...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than $55,000 in financial awards and scholarships was given out to Bermuda College students.
The funds were contributed by 26 sponsors drawn from across the community.
Thursday’s ceremony at the college saw 36 students awarded funds to begin or ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Youth, Families and Sports walked away the biggest winner from the 2012/13 Budget, up more than 20 percent.
From last year's $62 million, expenditure for this Ministry is estimated at $75.3 million for the coming fiscal year driven la...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
