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A diving club took the plunge last weekend as part of a massive marine cleanup effort.
A total of 15 divers from the Bermuda Sub Aqua Club, about a quarter of its membership, combed Harrington Sound to collect trash.
A spokeswoman for the club said: ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The planned recruitment of school principals was yesterday put on hold because of a judicial review into the appointment of the Commissioner of Education.
The Board of Education said as the hiring of Kalmar Richards, a former CedarBridge Academy prin...
DATE: Aug 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A US film and television star has visited Bermuda in a bid to highlight plastic pollution of the seas.
An Instagram post on the trip has notched up more than a million views on Instagram, and attracted comments from other celebrities, including star ...
DATE: Aug 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new director of sales and business development has been hired at The Bermuda Tourism Authority. Ishmael Kolthoff, a veteran of the meeting, conference and incentive market, will work for the BTA to create group programmes and events.
Mr Kolthoff sa...
DATE: Aug 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have renewed calls for information today as the island marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Danshun Swann.
Mr Swann was stabbed to death on South Road, Southampton, outside the entrance to the Southampton Rangers Sports Club, just a...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenage woman was yesterday arrested in connection with an early morning stabbing incident at a beach bar.
Police said yesterday afternoon that the 19-year-old, believed to be from Paget, was being held in custody.
The arrest came after an 18-year-...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who fought a 14-year legal battle after he was humiliated in public over gay porn has been given $125,000 in compensation.
The Supreme Court ruled that Dwight Lambert, who was cleared on charges of importation of obscene material in Magistrates...
DATE: Aug 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 15-year-old arrested in connection with the theft of a visitor’s handbag has been released on police bail.
But a police spokesman said efforts to find a second suspect are ongoing over the incident last Friday at 12.15pm.
The spokesman said: “It no...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College has adopted a new flag and brand as part of its Vision 2023 Strategic Plan.
The college has unveiled a new turquoise and white logo intended to symbolise the various paths that bring students to the institution and reflect its strateg...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenage woman has been arrested in connection with an early-morning stabbing at Horseshoe Bay.
A police spokesman said a 19-year-old woman, believed to be from Paget, was this afternoon in custody for the attack, which left an 18-year-old woman wit...
DATE: Aug 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes