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Former Bermuda resident Patricia Pettit has been appointed chief communications officer for Redwood, the oldest library in continuous use in America.
Ms Pettit is known on the island for conducting the annual “Why I Am Thankful” school essay competit...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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The Opposition has defended its proposal for a lottery to benefit the island’s young athletes, after Nandi Outerbridge, Minister of Social Development and Sport, branded the idea “misguided”.
The remarks came from Michael Weeks, the shadow minister, ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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Chris Kenny, the head chef at Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, will be among the guests at an event this evening when 12 local culinary arts students pair up with America’s Cup sailors for the EatLionfish Chefs’ Throwdown.
However, the flamboyant...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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Kyjuan Brown, former student of Francis Patton Primary School and founder of Northshore Medical Centre, is donating breakfast during the three-day Cambridge check point exam.
In a press release, Dr Brown stated he was delighted to answer the call of ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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Education
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A new level of competition has been added to the 2017 MATE Bermuda Regional Remotely Operated Vehicle Challenge.
The school event, which will be held at the National Sports Centre on Saturday, will feature the ranger class for the first time.
“This ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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Education
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Panellists will discuss introducing a living wage for Bermuda at a public meeting on Thursday.
Income inequality and the impact of low-cost foreign labour will also be on the agenda when the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Living Wage mee...
DATE: Apr 15, 2017
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People are being given a chance to get a taste of the challenges faced by contestants in the Colonial Bermuda 100 Day Challenge with a free public boot camp.
The Challenge last took place in 2013 and is now being sponsored by Colonial with 25 people ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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Michael Dunkley joined Elliot Primary School students for their annual kite day today.
The Premier, who was invited by P2 teacher Beverley Taylor, helped the students to prepare their kites for flying, as well as getting them up in the air.
Mr Dunk...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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A satellite transmitter crucial to the Bermuda Turtle Project has been found by a reef diver in the Bahamas.
The equipment was used to chart the progress of Hardy, a green turtle who swam 1,000 miles from Bermuda to the Caribbean country last year.
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DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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Environment
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Hospitality Month 2017 is under way, with the first winner of the Experience Bermuda Scavenger Hunt announced at City Hall.
The Bermuda Hospitality Institute is hosting the island-wide scavenger hunt, encouraging people to revisit various sights and ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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