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A mural depicting five of Bermuda’s international football stars has been painted on an outside wall of the Jamaican Grill on Court Street as part of renovation, repair and beautification work aimed at improving aspects of North Hamilton.
The communi...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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Ministry of Legal Affairs staff are set to undergo ‘stewards of children’ training later this month.
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mark Pettingill announced that a special training session for his Ministry, along with any other inter...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Bermuda residents are being encouraged to promote the Island internationally with wallet-sized cards with helpful information.
The ‘Take Bermuda With You... And Pass it On’ programme was formally launched yesterday by the Visitor Industry Partnership...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government recently tabled amendments to the Government Loans Act to support borrowing for multiyear budgets.
The Government Loans Amendment Bill 2013, tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday, requires any money borrowed by Government in excess of ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Former Bermuda teacher Derek Tully has met with US politicians in an effort to improve middle school education in the US.
Dr Tully, a Bermudian who worked in the Island’s public education system for 40 years, now works with the Association for Middle...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Education
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Environmental Protection has relaunched its website to better service the community.
Environment and Planning Minister Sylvan Richards said that while the Department has an important role to play, a survey revealed that customers kn...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Media Council of Bermuda has announced a new guide for journalists in Bermuda reporting on race.
The guide, entitled ‘Reporting on Race — A Guide for Media Professionals’, was funded by the Colorado-based Aspen Institute.
The guide lists 11 guide...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A proposed two-dwelling residential building on Oleander Lane, Devonshire, has been given the go-ahead, despite the objections of neighbours.
Plans for the split level building, intended for an empty lot were first submitted last May by the Maknes Tr...
DATE: Jul 03, 2013
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Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva has launched legal action against Minister for Health and Seniors Patricia Gordon-Pamplin over comments made in an April press release.
A writ filed by Charter Chambers on June 24 lists Mr DeSilva as the complainan...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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Several men appeared in Supreme Court yesterday to deny a variety of drug offences during the July arraignment’s session.
Dennis Zuill, 35, from Pembroke, and Dennis Thomas, 39, from Warwick, both denied conspiring to import 500g of cocaine to Bermud...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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Court
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