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Consultation on a proposed new sugar tax ends today.
Taxes will be increased on candy, soda and other “non-nutritive, luxury items” to promote healthy living and discourage importers from bringing in high-sugar products.
Supporters, including the Ber...
DATE: Mar 01, 2018
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A cancer expert who helped bring radiation therapy to Bermuda has been invited to speak at a conference in Canada.
Chris Fosker, clinical director and radiation oncologist at Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, will speak about the cancer control chall...
DATE: Mar 01, 2018
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Bermuda High School pupils and staff dressed up as their favourite book characters today to mark World Book Day.
The event — part of the school’s Literacy Week celebrations — saw little Harry Potters, Dr Seuss characters, fairytale standards, modern ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2018
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The Gilbert & Sullivan Society is to return to Hamilton’s City Hall this autumn with a production of Annie.
Set in New York during the Great Depression, the classic musical follows a young girl forced to live a tough life in an orphanage.
But her lu...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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New hi-tech computerised heart scans will help cut the risk of heart disease, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has said.
The scans can detect calcium deposits and other obstructions in blood vessels, which can lead to blockages and heart problems.
Joseph ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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Hamilton Princess & Beach Club today announces that it has donated 45 books to Clearwater Middle School to support World Book Day.
Members of staff of the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club visited Clearwater Middle School for an early celebration of Wor...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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Nikita Robinson of The Ladies Room on Hott 1075 is inviting the public to read at a nursery, preschool or to a primary 1 class to help celebrate World Book Day 2018.
1,467 books will be delivered to preschools and nursery schools throughout the isl...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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The Bermuda office of Marsh and Guy Carpenter has been recognised for its charitable efforts in 2017 by Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., which named Bermuda among the top three countries for colleague volunteering along with Portugal and Taiwan.
Ma...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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A man injured in a crash in Devonshire yesterday afternoon remains in hospital in stable condition, police said this morning.
The 65-year-old man, believed to be from Devonshire, was injured after his motorcycle collided with two cars on North Shore...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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Crime Stoppers Bermuda will host its 1st annual Weekend Film Experience from March 1st — 3rd 2018 at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. This unique fundraising event features 5 films over the three-day period. Kicking off the Weekend Film ...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018
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