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A group of Saltus students recently took part in a United Nations conference about the topical issue of migration.
Briley Habib and Phillip Heap, the school’s heads of geography and design and technology respectively, took 11 SGY students to the annu...
DATE: Mar 08, 2017
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After a period of “dormancy”, the Bermuda Philharmonic Society is set to return to the stage this weekend in an effort to entertain and promote the arts.
Alison Black, the chair of the organisation, said that while the orchestra had fallen by the way...
DATE: Mar 03, 2017
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More than 1,500 books were delivered to preschools and nursery schools today as part of World Book Day 2017.
Nikita Robinson, of The Ladies Room on Hott 1075, praised those who volunteered to assist this year by reading to students, saying: “It’s one...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Environmental group Greenrock has blasted last week’s Budget, calling it “unsustainable and unimaginative”.
Jonathan Starling, the charity’s executive director, praised an increase in funding for recycling and composting programmes, but the organisat...
DATE: Mar 01, 2017
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Health minister Jeanne Atherden said the Ministry had made some difficult decisions to improve efficiency, but they would be able to make do with a smaller budget.
Speaking at a press conference this morning, Ms Atherden noted that the budget for the...
DATE: Mar 01, 2017
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Bermuda could have a casino up and running in early 2018 if everything goes as planned, according to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission.
Richard Schuetz, executive director at the commission, said a strategic plan on gaming was being developed, inc...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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Berkeley Institute principal Phyllis Curtis-Tweed is set to resign at the end of the academic year, the school’s governing body said.
According to a statement, she made the decision to resign in order to pursue another professional opportunity.
Dr Cu...
DATE: Feb 27, 2017
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Students at Harrington Sound Primary School were recently given a hands-on marine research experience with the help of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.
A group of 39 P6 pupils at the school spent three days and two nights at BIOS, taking part...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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People caught with less than three grams of cannabis will receive formal cautions, under a new “three strikes” draft policy unveiled by Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden.
On being arrested for a third time, the offender will have to und...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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Government is looking into introducing universal broadband service, ensuring all Bermudians have access to a basic level of internet, according to Grant Gibbons.
Addressing the House of Assembly, the Minister for Economic Development said he had requ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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