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The legal dispute over the sacking of education commissioner Freddie Evans is to go before the courts early next year.
Dr Evans is seeking a judicial review of the decision to fire him from that post in October.
The parties were told at a hearing yes...
DATE: Dec 21, 2017
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rush of last-minute donations has given the Salvation Army’s Christmas campaign a boost.
The extra push will help the charity to support about 1,200 families over the festive season.
Bermuda Emissions Control, the Corporation of Hamilton and insure...
DATE: Dec 21, 2017
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PwC Bermuda has donated 120 computer monitors to be used by students at the island’s public schools.
The donation, made to the Department of Education this week, is intended to help Government improve Bermudian student’s access to the latest technolo...
DATE: Dec 21, 2017
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Life is slowly getting back to normal for some in the Caribbean less than four months after their homelands were battered by hurricanes.
While the recovery still has a long way to go on some islands, Bermuda has played its part in helping people to ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2017
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Bermuda was one of the world’s most Googled travel destinations this year.
Bermuda was tenth on the list of most searched, with Las Vegas coming out on top.
Travel + Leisure Magazine , who published an online article on the results, said tragedies i...
DATE: Dec 19, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda Commissioner of Police has died in a road crash in Canada.
Jean-Jacques Lemay, 71, was killed in a three-vehicle collision in Ottawa on Saturday night.
Michael DeSilva, the Commissioner of Police, who served under Mr Lemay, said: “Mr...
DATE: Dec 19, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 42-year-old man was arrested yesterday after a woman spotted someone trying to break into her home.
According to police, officers received a report of an attempted burglary on Steele Lane in Paget shortly before 1pm.
A police spokesman said: “The v...
DATE: Dec 19, 2017
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owners of St George’s Club have come under fire from members after fees rocketed.
One timeshare owner said the assessment of his annual maintenance fees had risen by more than 60 per cent.
The source added the club had told members the increase w...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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Schoolchildren are to be introduced to the technology behind cryptocurrency and blockchain at the fourth Code 441 Hackathon on Monday.
Jahde Eve of Code 441, a technology charity, said the free event is aimed at pupils aged between 12 and 17 and will...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda was the focus of a feature by Canadian airline WestJet this month.
A three-page story in WestJet Magazine highlighted island attractions including Tom Moore’s jungle, the Crystal Caves and Horseshoe Bay.
The article suggested an ideal three-d...
DATE: Dec 18, 2017
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