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The idea of Bermuda College becoming a university is not a new one — but president Duranda Greene believes the time is still not right to make the change.
Ten years ago, former president George Cook pushed for it to become a university college but th...
DATE: May 11, 2009
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Upgrading the homes of needy families rather than building properties from scratch is to be the new focus of Habitat for Humanity Bermuda.
The charity said yesterday that the cost and availability of land on the Island was making it difficult to prov...
DATE: May 09, 2009
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PLP chairman David Burt warned yesterday that he would "use all measures" under the party's constitution to prevent rebel MPs taking a vote on Premier Ewart Brown's leadership at a meeting on Wednesday.
Mr. Burt, in a lengthy statement on the plp.bm ...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Fewer boats than expected are taking part in this year's Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge, due to the global financial crisis.
The 7,000 mile race — which began in Vigo, Spain, at the weekend — includes a stop in Bermuda next month for a five-day festiv...
DATE: May 04, 2009
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Shadow Labour Minister Shawn Crockwell claimed last night that sacked civil servant LeYoni Junos was the victim of political interference, describing her firing as a "singularly unethical act".
Mr. Crockwell said the UBP applauded the former administ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2009
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When LeYoni Junos was approached to become director of the African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) Foundation, she envisaged a long and happy career working in a field she is passionate about.
The post was a temporary one, expected to last for 18 mont...
DATE: Apr 25, 2009
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An American entrepreneur is proposing to bring a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle to the Island to be rented out to tourists.
Robert Territo, who already operates tours on stand-up Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) around Dockyard and St. Geor...
DATE: Apr 20, 2009
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Descendants of a famous ship's pilot and freed slave have travelled thousands of miles to visit his homeland — and last night they got a proper Bermudian welcome from their new found relatives.
About 300 descendants of Pilot James (Jemmy) Darrell — 5...
DATE: Apr 17, 2009
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Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson has criticised Government again over its scaled-down FutureCare health insurance plan, which she claimed yesterday had disenfranchised thousands of seniors.
She hit out at Health Minister Nelson Bascome's stateme...
DATE: Apr 15, 2009
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A US firm hired by the Department of Tourism to plan its African Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) conferences made "completely false representations" which were "unauthorised and contrary to law" in order to raise funds.
That was the view of lawyer Bal...
DATE: Apr 08, 2009
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