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Destiny Tours Limited will today take over the responsibility for running Hamilton’s Visitor Information Centre (VIC).
The VIC will also move from it’s current location at 1 Point Pleasant Road, next to the Hamilton Ferry Terminal, to Juice ‘n Beans ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A damaged wall in St George’s poses a “significant technical challenge” according to Public Works staff, but Government is seeking a permanent solution.
Public Works Minister Michael Weeks said yesterday that a barrier was been placed in front of the...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds gathered at Sandys Secondary Middle School yesterday evening to honour community heroes and celebrate Emancipation Day.
The event, organised by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, marked the occasion with dance and song.
A tota...
DATE: Aug 01, 2012
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St Mark’s church has been given approval for a community garden on the Southeast corner of their property.
Meanwhile cedar and olivewood are to be planted in a conservation area between the garden and the church’s graveyard as part of an approved con...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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CedarBridge staff are demanding meaningful dialogue with higher ups after a maintenance worker at the school was laid off.
The release came just a week after ten Bermudian cafeteria workers at the school lost their jobs due to outsourcing.
Speaking y...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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Educator’s licences set to expire at the end of August will now be valid for a further month, according to the Ministry of Education.
A teacher, who asked not to be named, told The Royal Gazette it appeared nothing had been done since members of the ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda resident convicted of killing his stepfather in the UK was found dead in his prison cell.
A spokeswoman for the UK prison service said that Nathan Vaughan-Jones, 34, was found hanging in his cell, in Lewes Prison, East Sussex, at aro...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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The collapse of the Bermuda Educators Council in January has left teachers wondering how to be re-licenced, with their licences expiring and a new school year approaching.
Speaking anonymously, one teacher said it appears as if nothing has been done ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Miss Bermuda Rochelle Minors is preparing herself for the next round of completion in the Miss World Pageant.
While Ms Minors and her fellow contestants have spent several days touring China, this week they will compete in the beach body competition....
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An Arbitrator’s decision to allow the Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU) to ratify the bus schedule should be appealed by Government, according to the schedule’s creator.
David Reed, a principal of Toronto-based Schedule Masters Inc said yesterday: “In t...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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