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The principal of Dellwood Middle School has returned to work after a period of administrative leave.
Tina Duke was placed on leave on March 2 while the Department of Child and Family Services carried out an investigation into unspecified allegations ...
DATE: May 08, 2018
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The growing economic divide has put a growing number of black families at risk of poverty, according to Lynne Winfield.
Ms Winfield, president of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, said the latest Census results highlight the cause of many of Berm...
DATE: May 08, 2018
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A British town crier who helped to create a link-up between St George and Lyme Regis has died at the age of 78.
Richard Fox, a world champion town crier from the British coastal resort, promoted the historical connection between the two towns for yea...
DATE: May 07, 2018
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A marine sustainability conference is to be held in Bermuda later this month, with the help of environmental group Plastic Tides.
The Project Blue conference is set to bring activists, athletes and ocean sustainability experts to the island late next...
DATE: May 07, 2018
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One in five children under the age of six months was not vaccinated last year, the Department of Health has revealed.
The news sparked concern among children’s health experts.
Richard Fulton, a paediatrician, said the drop should be a concern for the...
DATE: May 07, 2018
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Cannabis-infused mints cost a cruise ship entertainer $800 at Magistrates’ Court today.
The court heard that Ethan Crystal, from Brooklyn, New York, was a crewmember on the Norwegian Escape when it visited the island last week.
Customs officers at Do...
DATE: May 07, 2018
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A man whose drunken behaviour caused a flight to divert to the island was this morning fined in Magistrates’ Court.
Craig Dibby, from Leeds, admitted being drunk, acting recklessly and behaving in a disorderly manner on a TUI Airways flight on Friday...
DATE: May 07, 2018
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Bermuda’s Freemasons have raised more than $80,000 to help communities battered by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The funds are the result of six months of fundraising efforts by the island’s lodges, and are set to help those in Anguilla, the British Vir...
DATE: May 06, 2018
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The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation has launched a new competition, with five local vendors winning a chance to showcase their products in New York.
The “Vend 2 Win” competition will offer the best vendors an all-expense paid trip to New Yor...
DATE: May 06, 2018
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It was the toughest year of her life — but Ieshea Francis remained a brilliant mom throughout.
The 39-year-old was rewarded yesterday when she was named the island’s Mother of the Year by the Continental Society of Bermuda.
She had been nominated by ...
DATE: May 05, 2018
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