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Mothers of children with rare medical syndromes are calling for a national day of recognition to highlight the unusual challenges they face.
Today, February 28, is marked around the world as International Rare Disease Day.
Tanya Dyer and Sarah Robins...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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Radio host Nikita Robinson is inviting members of the public to read at a nursery, preschool or primary school to help celebrate World Book Day 2019.
Ms Robinson, of Hott 107.5’s show The Ladies Room, said that World Book Day is her favourite day of...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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Bermuda’s “culture of no” towards new business ideas has damaged the island’s tourist industry, a top Bermuda Tourism Authority official has said.
Glenn Jones, director of strategy and corporate communications for the BTA, added that research showed ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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Belco reminded property owners to cut back their trees from power lines as they continue to cause outages across the island.
More than 3,400 customers lost power last year as a result of trees falling on power lines that were not related hurricanes....
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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Ryan Robinson Perinchief has become the first Bermudian to be nominated for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for development work in the community.
Mr Perinchief, who runs the Future Leaders Bermuda programme for Bermuda’s youth, is one of four regional...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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Meetings are to be held next month to discuss the future of Bermuda’s municipalities.
A ten-day consultation period over the future operation of the Corporations of Hamilton and St George’s, came to an end on Friday.
Now two meetings will be held on...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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He was Bermuda’s longest-serving premier and a successful businessman — but Sir John Swan said that his proudest achievement was to unite the people.
Sir John was speaking at a dinner hosted by the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club to mark Black History...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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A former barmaid spoke of the countless hours she spent working and studying to reach her dream of becoming a lawyer.
Julica Harvey, 31, was surrounded by family and friends as she was Called to the Bar yesterday — and managed to stick by her rule no...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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A move to set up a government-backed mortgage lender is a “wantonly unfair” use of public money, the shadow finance minister said yesterday.
Nick Kempe also warned that the Progressive Labour Party’s plan to lend cash to public service employees was ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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A Bermudian rower has finished the challenge of a lifetime, with a 3,000-mile trip across the Atlantic as a part of a three-strong all-female crew.
Jessica Rego, 29, and crewmates Susan Ronaldson and Caroline Wilson, both British, undertook the gruel...
DATE: Feb 22, 2019
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