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A sailing programme for young people has won backing from the charitable arm of a major insurance company.
Endeavour Community Sailing will get the cash from the Argo Foundation, set up by the Argo Group.
Jennifer Pitcher, Endeavour’s community engag...
DATE: Feb 16, 2019
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The theme of this year’s Heritage Month is Bermudian Excellence.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said the theme was fitting for the 40th anniversary of the Bermuda Day Parade.
Lovitta Foggo, Minister of Labour, Community Affairs an...
DATE: Feb 16, 2019
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The life and times of the Premier and other prominent black people will be celebrated in temporary displays at a primary school.
Notable Bermudians such as David Burt, former premiers Sir John Swan and Dame Jennifer Smith, and top cricketer Janeiro T...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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A couple who celebrated their honeymoon in Bermuda 60 years ago and came back almost every year since have been rewarded for their loyalty to the island.
Helen and Ernie Reigstad, from New Jersey, were presented with six red roses on St Valentine’s D...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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An American expert in internet law hired by the Government to tackle cyberbullying has warned that Bermuda has still to draw up a national action plan to deal with the problem.
Parry Aftab, one of the world’s first cyber lawyers and a leader in digit...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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The Bermuda International Film Festival has announced a line-up of award-winning films for this year’s event.
Biff’s programme will include three films nominated for Academy Awards as well as prize-winning films from the Cannes, Sundance and Toronto ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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The Bermuda Reserve Police has strengthened ties with fellow voluntary organisations by hosting two round table discussions.
The round tables with the Royal Bermuda Regiment and St John Ambulance on February 3 and 4 provided an open forum for partic...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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A children’s nature walk scheduled for this morning at the Spittal Pond nature reserve in Smith’s had to be called off because of rain.
The Bermuda National Trust, which organised the walk, said that a new date in the spring would be announced short...
DATE: Feb 14, 2019
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A clampdown on an epidemic of “revenge porn” in schools is long overdue, a psychology graduate has warned.
Chardonaé Rawlins said that new laws and a standard set of rules to tackle the problem should be introduced across the school system.
Ms Rawlin...
DATE: Feb 11, 2019
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Education
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s school pupils have been invited to take part in leadership academies to be held at an Ivy League university in the US this summer.
Hollywood actor Danny Glover, who co-starred in the Lethal Weapon movies, is among the celebrity speakers lin...
DATE: Feb 11, 2019
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Sarah Lagan