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The Bermuda Diabetes Association has appointed a chartered professional accountant with 30 years’ experience in public policy, infrastructure finance and consultancy as its executive director.
Lori Rockhead, who began her new role on November 1, pre...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burt is to host a town hall meeting to discuss initiatives set out in the Throne Speech.
The Premier will be joined in the “community conversation” on Tuesday evening by Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A film crew searching for Second World War aircraft allegedly lost in the Bermuda Triangle found something else - a 20-foot section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger.
Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre confirmed the authenticity of the segment which...
DATE: Nov 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Any training provided to learner motorcycle riders on Bermuda’s roads must be conducted by highly trained professional instructors for it to be safe, a surgeon and road safety campaigner has warned.
Joseph Froncioni said that while he welcomed the T...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The earth is being plunged into “climate chaos”, according to prominent members of the community who are calling on people to take steps to protect the environment.
Anne Hyde, a former executive director for environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beauti...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An Education Authority in Bermuda will not be fully independent but will be run with minimal political interference, the Minister of Education has said.
During a press conference yesterday, Diallo Rabain expanded on the Throne Speech announcement th...
DATE: Nov 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation paving the way for the island’s first two parish primary schools will be considered in this parliamentary session, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday.
Work is also being done to consult with stakeholders over the implementat...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
There was an air of post-pandemic blues at this year’s Throne Speech ceremony — the first to be held in person since 2019 — with no regiment pageantry, little jubilation and a somewhat toned-down dress code.
Winsome Burt, the Premier’s sister, said i...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Learner motorcycle riders will have the opportunity to gain on-road training before taking a driving test as part of legal amendments announced in the Throne Speech.
As part of Bermuda’s Project Ride, learners are taught to ride their bikes in off-r...
DATE: Nov 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A chaplain has branded illegal dumping on a huge swathe of land as “unforgivable”.
Kevin Santucci was walking in the area with his wife when they stumbled across an area he estimates to be about 70ft by 40ft full of abandoned bikes, car parts, applia...
DATE: Nov 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan