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A quarter-century after opening its doors for the first time, Family Centre is still working hard to support the Island’s young people and to address social concerns.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club about the charity’s 25th anniversary, Family C...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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The Bermuda Union of Teachers this afternoon called for Government to invest in teachers with the same diligence as the America’s Cup.
In a statement, the BUT said its members were impressed that the America’s Cup would be coming to Bermuda, but a si...
DATE: Jan 07, 2015
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A law student and athlete hurt in a crash on Tuesday morning has died as a result of his injuries.
Stephen Chioke Edwards, 19, was being treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a crash on South Road in Devonshire, near the junction with Ga...
DATE: Jan 02, 2015
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Richard Dudley Spurling and his wife, Jane Youngblood Spurling, have been awarded Queen’s Certificates in the Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list.
They were honoured for their service to Bermuda — Mr Spurling for his work in St George’s and St Dav...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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A group of Bermudian students presented Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden with a mosaic yesterday as thanks for her continued consideration of the Blue Halo project.
The initiative, which proposes turning a large swath of the Island’s Exclusive Ec...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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A female student suffered minor injuries when a wall collapsed in a classroom at Warwick Academy today.
This evening the school confirmed that the incident, which occurred during a period of microscope work, had not been caused by a science experime...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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Team StreetSafe and the Inter Agency Gang Taskforce (IAGTF) are “alive and kicking”, according to Jeff Baron.
Speaking in the Senate on the Throne Speech and the Opposition’s official Reply, the Junior Minister for Public Safety noted that Marc Bean ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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Bermuda’s Youth Parliament opened its latest session yesterday afternoon, continuing its mission to empower young Bermudians.
In a speech opening the 2014-15 session, Youth Premier Dejanee Hill-Edwards said: “It is no secret that in today’s society, ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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The Beachfest Emancipation Celebration made a bigger mess than organisers hoped this year, but it still took a step toward becoming a “green” event.
The Chewstick Foundation, Beachfest’s organisers, attempted to make the event environmentally friendl...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Shadow Minister of Education Lovitta Foggo has reiterated calls to dismantle the middle school system following recent academic results.
However Education Minister Grant Gibbons has refuted a suggestion by Ms Foggo that the Hopkins Report recommended...
DATE: Nov 03, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes