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Passengers have raised questions after a ferry crashed into a dock on Friday afternoon.
According to several travellers, the 5.20pm Rockaway ferry struck the dock at Cavello Bay hard enough to cause some minor injuries.
Deborah Smith-Joell said she h...
DATE: Mar 08, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s self-titled poet priest, Glen Iris, died last week at the age of 65.
While Mr Iris endured a difficult childhood and several stumbling blocks, he used his experiences as fuel to create inspirational poetry, which he would perform both on th...
DATE: Mar 08, 2016
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Hundreds of people were able to watch the hatching of a cahow chick on Nonsuch Island through a streaming live feed this weekend.
According to Jeremy Madeiros, senior terrestrial conservation officer at the Department of Conservation, the first stage...
DATE: Mar 07, 2016
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pathways to Status immigration legislation is set to be tabled in the House of Assembly today, according to Michael Fahy.
The controversial legislation, which has sparked multiple protests since it was first announced last month, would create new pat...
DATE: Mar 07, 2016
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The House of Assembly last night passed legislation allowing the Minister of Finance to waive government fees.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, said the Government Fees Amendment Act allowed the waiving of fees under “exceptional circumstances”...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016
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The Bermuda Historical Society has donated 20 years’ worth of theses and thesis proposals to Bermuda College to support students and researchers.
BHC executive member Shirley Pearman said the proposals from scholarship awardees dated back to 1996, ta...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public consultation period regarding the school reorganisation report is set to be extended, according to education minister Wayne Scott.
The deadline for parents and other stakeholders to submit responses to the report and recommendations for th...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Politics
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A draft report highlighting the extent of environmental studies needed for Dockyard’s South Basin project has been released to the public.
The Environmental Scoping Report, by Bermuda Environmental Consulting, notes several areas of potential impact ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Court reports have been ordered on a homeless man who admitted stealing meat from a Sandys grocer.
Lester Johnson, 54, pleaded guilty to stealing chourico sausage, pork loin and canned ham from the Sandys MarketPlace in an incident on Tuesday.
The co...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pair of Middletown residents appeared in Magistrates’ Court to deny a series of drug offences this morning.
Malachi Evans, 34, and Jan Soares, 57, both pleaded not guilty to possessing heroin and crack with intent to supply in an incident on May 5 ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes