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The Think Fest event series is set to continue this Sunday with Bermudian graduate student Saskia Wolsak discussing the erosion of plant knowledge due to colonisation.
Ms Wolsak, who is completing her Masters of Science in ethnobotany at the Universi...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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A Bermuda lottery would be a tax on the poor, the executive director of the Casino Gaming Commission warned yesterday.
Richard Schuetz said a lottery would not benefit the community.
He added: “Lotteries have historically been called a tax on the po...
DATE: Aug 18, 2017
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A woman born in Bermuda to non-Bermudian parents has won a judicial review over a rejected application to work on the island without restriction.
According to a ruling by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman, the Minister of Home Affairs had discriminated ag...
DATE: Aug 17, 2017
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Better education and narrowing income inequality are the keys to solving gang violence, the new Minister of National Security said yesterday.
Wayne Caines said: “Violence and antisocial behaviour must be addressed. Strong enforcement is a part of the...
DATE: Aug 09, 2017
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Bermuda’s community is “reeling from the shock” of its gang violence problems and failing to address the issues behind them, according to social worker Martha Dismont.
Young men — often dismissed by their schools and families as incapable of learning...
DATE: Aug 05, 2017
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New education minister Diallo Rabain this morning visited the Gifted and Talented Education programme students in advance of a student exhibition tomorrow.
The students have spent the past week in the summer Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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A team of Bermudians attended an international conference on problem gaming as the island moves closer to its first casino.
Along with the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission’s problem and responsible gaming director Roger Trott and commissioner Judith ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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Environmental charity Greenrock has congratulated the Progressive Labour Party, saying they look forward to collaborating on making a more sustainable Bermuda.
Jonathan Starling, the charity’s executive director, said the organisation hopes the PLP w...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Michael Dunkley called on Bermudians to return the OBA to office tomorrow as the island goes to the polls.
In the final party press conference before election day, the premier noted the OBA’s record on tourism and improving the economy.
“We have made...
DATE: Jul 17, 2017
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The cahow breeding programme has set new records this year with 61 chicks successfully taking flight.
Jeremy Madeiros, senior terrestrial conservation officer and Cahow Recovery Programme manager, said 117 established breeding pairs were recorded, in...
DATE: Jul 15, 2017
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