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Bermudian students investigate a previously-unexplored shipwreck in a new film on the Island’s underwater heritage.
‘Reefs, Wrecks and Renegades’ follows middle school students on the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Spirit of Bermuda, as they study a wrec...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Telecommunications has raised the alarm over a phone scam targeting Bermuda.
Acting director Maxanne Anderson said the toll fraud was similar to attacks in April, 2009, when fraudsters accessed Bermuda phone systems to make “multipl...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s wetlands enjoy a special anniversary today, with 40 years since an international convention was signed to protect them.
World Wetlands Day marks the 1971 Ramsar Convention, of which Bermuda is a member along with 158 other countries.
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DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 52-year-old Sandys man was treated for chest pain at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after two trucks collided in Hamilton Parish.
The crash happened on Quarry Road, near the Harrington Sound Road junction, around 12.15pm on Thursday. The other d...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Virtual Learning has passed the first test at Warwick Academy.
The school's virtual learning system, Frog, went “live” on Friday, and is in use by all teachers.
Now Warwick Academy wants to spread the idea, and has invited other schools to a February...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A woman was yesterday presented with a golden voucher by anti-drink drive group CADA, as the 5,000th person to use the ‘Let Us Drive’ service.
The free taxi service operates between 3.15am and 3.45am on Fridays, from the LOM Building at the corner of...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
A St. George’s man who taunted police with an account of his night’s drinking was given a hefty fine in Magistrates’ Court.
Roger Lightbourne Jr was spotted by uniformed police on patrol at 2am yesterday outside a gas station on Richmond Road.
He was...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
There’s a web site for everything, but ‘Carpets for Airports’ sets either a new high or a new low, depending on your perspective.
The global survey of airport floors has bestowed a viral fame on the carpet at Bermuda’s LF Wade International Airport.
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DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Kristina Amaro still can’t believe she’s been picked for the World Dance Council championships coming up in March.
The 20-year-old Bermuda College student said: “I’m a good dancer, but I’m nothing like the best. I just want to do the best I can. Danc...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 22-year-old pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to drug possession.
Gary Blackwell admitted trying to evade police while riding his motorcycle on February 9, 2008.
The Pembroke resident was carrying 1.47 grams of cannabis and 0.64 grams ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell