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Bermuda’s fintech-friendly policies have made the island a global leader in the industry, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt, also the finance minister, said during a breakdown of the 2022-23 Bermuda Budget that three digital asset businesses had...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A family charity has honoured 14 graduates who completed a rigorous 11-month management programme.
The Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community helped the adult students to complete its 2021 Introduction to Non-profit Managemen...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who insisted he would not pay thousands of dollars in traffic fines was remanded in custody for a mental health report.
Tazhe Bean, 27, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to riding an unlicensed motorcycle, riding an uninsured motorcycle, and...
DATE: Feb 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who led police on a high-speed chase was later found to have a knife in his motorcycle, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Rhanai Williams, 21, pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article, dangerous driving and refusal to stop for police....
DATE: Feb 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Six Bermudian artists who raised the bar for arts and culture on the island were honoured by the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport.
Ernest Peets celebrated the six men and women during the Bermuda Arts Council’s annual awards ceremony on Sunday at...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
School enrolment dropped to an all-time low in 2020, statisticians have revealed.
The low pupil numbers, which sat at 8,916 pupils two years ago, the latest figures available, has dropped 1 per cent almost every year between 2011 and 2020.
A Departm...
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The US House of Representatives has unveiled a room to honour a former Bermuda barber who became the first Black person to win a seat in Congress.
House members met descendants of Joseph Rainey this month to open the Joseph H Rainey Room in the US Ca...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Staff at power company Belco donated more than 1,000 bags of food and supplies to families in need as part of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Belco’s Valentine’s Day food drive saw the company’s employees spread the love by filling hampers with supplie...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A plan to breathe new life into the Bermuda’s carnival events was revealed today.
The Bermuda Mas Band Association will organise “Revel de Road”, started in partnership with Party People Entertainment, Nova Mas International and Code Red Bda.
A spoke...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Environmental problems unique to islands will be in the spotlight at a marine science lecture series.
The problems of islands and their special difficulties will be discussed at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s BUEI Talks: Island SOS, s...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson