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For the first time in its 128-year-old history, Bermuda High School for Girls has appointed a woman of colour to be its next Head of School.
Carol Swainson, an American whose grandfather and uncle were from St George’s, will be tasked with leading t...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses to the murder of Jahcari Francis, who was killed five years ago today, to come forward.
Mr Francis, 20, was shot inside a residence on Upland Street in Devonshire at about 10.40pm on July 19, 2017. He was w...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Information Commissioner’s website has been redesigned in collaboration with international commissioners.
Enhancements to the site include better search functionalities within decisions and public authorities’ listings and the inclusion of a spec...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A weekend of “deep-sea movies” is being hosted by the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
The series begins on Friday at 6pm with a screening of The Deep, which is about two treasure hunters who discover the secret cargo of a Second World War s...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Gencom has expressed interest in purchasing the Government Quarry Depot, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch has revealed.
Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday after delivering a statement on a quarry feasibility study, the Minister of Public Work...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Financial relief is on its way after MPs approved $5.8 million on Friday night to help workers and families struggling with rising prices.
David Burt, the Premier, said the money was part of a $15 million package that includes reductions in duty on p...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Leader of the Opposition challenged the Premier’s assertion that pension increases being introduced by the Government for seniors fully covered inflation.
Cole Simons said he believed that inflation in Bermuda was 8 to 10 per cent and that the 2....
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
MPs gave the go-ahead for Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa to receive a raft of concessions over the next ten years.
Cambridge Beaches Holdings Ltd will be exempt from paying customs duty on building materials, fixtures and fittings needed for the re...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
David Burch has hit out at his own government, saying delays in renewing job descriptions had left Civil Service hiring a mess
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The environmental charity Greenrock is to host a public forum with expert panellists discussing offshore wind power potential in Bermuda.
The group has enlisted a British engineering company, BVG Associates, to help it to conduct feasibility studies...
DATE: Jul 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan