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A plan to develop Bermuda as a regional training centre for police officers could generate income to boost the island’s thin blue line.
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley said he was working on the proposal for the island to provide regional f...
DATE: Oct 16, 2019
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An extraordinary municipal election to fill a vacant seat at the Corporation of St George’s has been cancelled after a candidate withdrew.
MacLaren Smith and David Chew were both expected to be on the ballot tomorrow, but according to a statement fro...
DATE: Oct 16, 2019
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Politics
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Sarah Lagan
A group of doctors and pharmacists have joined forces to promote the use of medical cannabis.
Now the Bermuda Medicinal Cannabis Association is to meet with the Government next month to offer its expertise as Bermuda prepares legislation to allow use...
DATE: Oct 15, 2019
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Health
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s schoolchildren have set a fine example for road safety as part of an art competition run by an energy firm this summer.
Rubis Energy Bermuda launched the Student Art Contest in partnership with the Bermuda Road Safety Council and The Royal ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2019
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Bermuda is in line to become a regional centre for police training for British Overseas Territories and the Caribbean region.
The news came after four officers from the British Virgin Islands completed a close protection course for VIPs run by the Be...
DATE: Oct 14, 2019
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A motorcyclist was injured in a crash at the weekend, police said today.
A police spokesman said the 48-year-old Southampton hit a wall on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish near its junction with Paynters Road.
The incident happened on Saturd...
DATE: Oct 14, 2019
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Antique artefacts that shed light on the origins of the Portuguese community in Bermuda will be on display at an exhibition that starts today.
Portuguese in Bermuda: 170 Years has been curated by Lisa Raposo, a volunteer for the charity Casa Dos Aço...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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Willis Steede was remembered yesterday as a dedicated family man who took the less fortunate under his wing.
Mr Steede, a well-loved city worker known affectionately as “Mr Front Street”, died last Friday.
His son, Willis Steede Jr, said he was like...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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Three East End ambassadors were recognised as part of Unesco’s World Tourism Day celebrations.
Kristin White, the owner of Long Story Short bookstore and a tour guide, Dennie O’Connor, the co-owner and operations director for Tobacco Bay and Clearwat...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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Tourism
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s youth and community at large will learn about the importance of volunteering in the third sector at a family friendly event this Sunday.
Some 21 non-profit organisations will have a presence at the Allied World Family Community Day which t...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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