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Mother and underwriter Lorene Phillips has published a new book on parenting — with her husband’s assistance.
The book, 29 Keys to Parenting and Win is available now online and will soon appear at local bookstores.
Mrs Phillips said the book was a fo...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Better education on Bermuda’s water tank system could help to reduce health risks, according to a recent study.
A government spokeswoman said the study found there were “striking differences” in awareness of Bermuda’s rainwater harvesting system.
It ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A scheme to take invasive lionfish out of the sea and put them on dinner plates is to expand.
The number of hunters is to double and permits will run for a year instead of six months.
Tammy Warren, senior marine resources officer, said: “Initially it...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Berkeley Institute student Sierra Brangman is making sure young Bermudians have the chance to have their voices heard.
This month, the 17-year-old held the first in what she hopes to be a series of public talks, entitled “Sierra Speaks”, aimed at giv...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Diallo Rabain has taken aim at the One Bermuda Alliance’s educational policies and said the former government “condemned” students.
In an impassioned speech, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development said: “The future of our country down th...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sparrow-proof bluebird nesting boxes could help protect the species from invaders, an expert said yesterday.
Stuart Smith of the Bermuda Bluebird Society, said bluebird boxes were often taken over by sparrows.
But the addition of a perspex top and “s...
DATE: Feb 24, 2018
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was rescued from a car that went over an embankment yesterday.
The Bermuda Police Service said the car was driven off Orange Valley Road, Devonshire, 100 metres north of Jubilee Road at about 3pm.
A spokesman said: “The lone female occupant w...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Second World War US Navy officer who held one of the most closely guarded secrets of the conflict has died at the age of 100.
Jim Humphreys was one of the few people who knew a German U-boat captain was being held in Bermuda to hide that his submar...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Family Centre will have to raise extra funds to cover the cost of its move from Charities House in Paget to King Street in Hamilton.
Martha Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, said: “We have to raise another $150,000 on top of our budget.
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DATE: Feb 22, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former prison officer convicted of smuggling drugs into Westgate Correctional Facility has won a Supreme Court appeal.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled that three convictions against Art Simons should be quashed.
The judge did not dismiss the charge...
DATE: Feb 22, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes