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An expert on medical cannabis is set to host a lecture next week on the myths associated with the drug.
Marcia Williams, from the University of Technology, Jamaica, has made numerous presentations and written several articles on the subject.
Dr Willi...
DATE: Nov 23, 2017
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The parents of those who lost their lives in road traffic crashes described the pain of losing their children last night.
Terrylynn Doyle said she was devastated by the loss of her son, Malik Weeks, on Christmas Day five years ago.
“It’s traumatic,” ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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French film-maker Emmanuel Itier has returned to the island to film two new documentaries.
Mr Itier, whose previous films looked at God and women in politics, has now turned his attention to economics and health, interviewing local figures alongside ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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The project co-ordinator at an environmental charity is to take over its leadership.
Kim Smith will replace co-founder of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce Stuart Hayward as the charity celebrates its tenth anniversary.
BEST was firs...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Pupils at a Pembroke school were sent home early yesterday because of plumbing problems.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education confirmed that Dellwood Middle School was forced to close early but it is expected to reopen this morning.
The plumbi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Tonight’s British Airways flights are delayed after a late departure from Gatwick.
Flight 2233, from London Gatwick to Bermuda, left the UK at 6.45pm UK time — more than four hours later than scheduled — and is not expected to arrive in Bermuda until...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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The Elliott Street car park is set to be closed for more than a week to allow work in the area.
According to the Corporation of Hamilton, the car park will be closed on Thursday, reopening 11 days later on Monday, December 4.
A spokeswoman said: “Thi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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A support group for families of road crash victims is being set up.
The group behind A Piece of the Rock, a documentary about road safety in Bermuda, is hoping to start the process at a town hall meeting tomorrow evening.
The campaign manager for the...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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A sailboat was towed into St George’s after losing its mast, boom and propeller in a squall.
A member of the public called Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre at around 1am last Wednesday to report that the 44ft sloop Stormy Weather was in difficulty ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017
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Legislation to move Bermuda Day to the last Friday of May has been approved by the House of Assembly.
Zane DeSilva, Minister of Social Development and Sport, said the move was intended to reduce the disruption the holiday — traditionally celebrated o...
DATE: Nov 18, 2017
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