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Miss World hopeful Jana Outerbridge last night set off for her competition in London, carrying her Miss Bermuda crown, six suitcases of clothes and a custom-made runway version of the Bermuda gombey costume.
Ms Outerbridge vowed to do Bermuda proud i...
DATE: Oct 19, 2011
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Advocates for Bermuda’s elderly say the ageing of the population revealed in the latest Census has “profound implications” for Bermuda’s social assistance programmes.
The Census shows that Bermuda’s senior population has risen from 11 percent to 14 p...
DATE: Oct 19, 2011
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A beachfront residence overlooking John Smith's Bay will come up for rent after being overhauled under a Government work programme.
The spruced up Government-owned house, ‘Sea Song', was unveiled by Economy Minister Kim Wilson and Government Estates ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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More than a dozen jobs have been cut as another global hedge fund administrator downsizes in Bermuda.
Citco Fund Services in Bermuda is cutting 15 to 20 jobs in what the company said was a “reorganisation” of its Bermuda office.
Also yesterday, the B...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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Two positions have been axed, and two more downsized, at law firm Attride-Stirling and Woloniecki.
The firm, which now employs roughly 25 people, terminated two administrative positions held by Bermudians in its litigation department. Two others were...
DATE: Oct 17, 2011
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The first in a series of motivational children’s books by footballer David Bascome has been launched.
The author presented a copy of ‘Don’t Miss the Bus!’ to Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith. The Minister hopes to distribute copies of the book ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2011
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A retired soldier has blasted the tattered condition of the Royal Navy flag at the Cenotaph war memorial on Front Street.
“It’s disrespectful that the flag has been left this way,” said former Sergeant Frank Thompson. “The white ensign flag of the Ro...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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A recovered alcoholic is appealing for help in raising $1 million to finance an addiction treatment programme for Bermuda’s young offenders.
“I call it an alternative lifestyle programme, not just drug and alcohol treatment,” said warehouse worker Br...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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The opening day of the seventh annual Career Fair drew hundreds of private and public school students to Bermuda College.
From the electric plasma globe at Belco’s stall, to a spinning wheel of career choices from Conyers Dill and Pearman, around 80 ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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The 100th birthday of Glebe Road resident Vivienne Jones today is cause for celebration in her tight-knit Pembroke community.
It is also an occasion to rally around Jones Dry Goods Store. Ms Jones once supervised the business and lives a few doors do...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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