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Under fire education chief Edmond Heatley has suffered a fresh blow after school principals announced a vote of no confidence in his leadership.
School principals have called on the Education Ministry Permanent Secretary Ross Webber to take their vie...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A top US diet expert is to headline a week devoted to improving health.
Dr Joy Dubost, a nutritionist and researcher, has been signed up for the Island’s Public Health Week.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Health said: “Every year, chronic diseas...
DATE: Apr 04, 2014
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Other
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A US fertility expert will speak tomorrow at a meeting organised by Island infertility support group Paperwhites.
A spokeswoman said Dr Matan Yemini, from the Diamond Institute in New Jersey, would discuss options for having children, including in-vi...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An employee of the firm due to start with work with police on its new $6.5 million CCTV system was arrested after it was discovered he had outstanding warrants for traffic offences.
Police confirmed last night the BAS-Serco worker was collared on Mon...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A number of developers interested in taking on the eyesore site of the former Club Med in St George’s have submitted proposals, it was announced yesterday.
Now Government will draw up a shortlist before picking a developer from the site.
A Government...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The London to Bermuda British Airways flight yesterday was cancelled due to mechanical problems.
Passengers at Gatwick airport said they had been told that a double mechanical issue on the aircraft had forced cancellation.
One added that the airline ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Hollywood superstar Michael Douglas is to redevelop the former Ariel Sands resort.
The famed actor — whose mother Diana Dill is Bermudian — posted his plans on his Facebook page — where it fast amassed more than 40,000 likes.
He wrote: “Just returned...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The US Consulate has warned Americans that the Island’s beaches could be a health hazard due to sewage contamination.
And it said that any US tourists planning to swim off the south shore should consider immunisations for Hepatitis A and typhoid.
The...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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Other
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda’s beaches are safe for swimmers, Government said last night.
And Minister of Health and Environment Trevor Moniz said that periods of contamination on the south shore of the Island involved limited areas, lasted for short periods and only hap...
DATE: Apr 01, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former Premier hailed as one of the architects of modern Bermuda died yesterday.
Sir David Gibbons — a successful businessman who also served as Finance Minister and who led the country between 1977 and 1982 as United Bermuda Party Premier — died i...
DATE: Mar 31, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor