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Road Safety Council chairwoman Ali Bardgett has said she looks forward to working with the new government towards the common goal of making Bermuda’s roads safer.
Ms Bardgett was speaking after road safety measures were mentioned in the Throne Speec...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Two elevators have been repaired at the Sylvia Richardson Care Facility after reports last year of residents being confined to one floor.
A team of four from Otis Bermuda repaired and replaced the controls, wiring and motor controls of the elevators...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The gay couple who yesterday married in Bermuda said their special day could not have gone better.
Bermudian Bruce Whayman and Roland Maertens were able to marry at the Registry General’s office, thanks to the May decision by Judge Charles-Etta Simmo...
DATE: Sep 09, 2017
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Sarah Lagan
The Devonshire Recreational Club was filled with an air of hope and positivity yesterday evening as supporters of the Progressive Labour Party came out to celebrate the government’s landslide victory. Families and friends gathered for an evening of e...
DATE: Sep 09, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Education chiefs have done a U-turn on a controversial 11th-hour plan to move children with autism to different schools.
Commissioner of Education Freddie Evans has sent a “sincere” apology to parents and teachers.
Dr Evans wrote to them and said: “...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Dellwood Middle School is to open to students on Wednesday despite Ministry of Education plans to relocate pupils to alternative buildings in Hamilton.
The school has been undergoing major works including mould remediation.
Yesterday, education min...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Hurricane José rose to Category 4 yesterday morning, but the Bermuda Weather Service said it was still not a threat to the island “at this time”.
The storm’s closest point of approach in the next 72 hours was expected to be 476 nautical miles to the ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The Spirit of Bermuda sail training vessel was involved in a collision with the ferry Resolute last night.
The incident occurred just after 9pm in Dundonald Channel, Sandys. No casualties were reported.
All fare-paying passengers on the Resolute and ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s first non-segregated school is celebrating 120 years of education .
The Berkeley Institute, the idea of 11 “founding fathers”, opened its doors on September 6, 1897 — and it has stuck to its original plan to provide a first-class educatio...
DATE: Sep 07, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former premier Alex Scott believes Bermuda’s new political climate could set the stage for another review over independence.
Mr Scott was a strong advocate for splitting ties with Britain during his tenure from 2003 to 2006, but did not push for a re...
DATE: Sep 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan