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Bermuda is to push ahead with plans to develop a new airport after two Bills crucial to the project were passed in the Senate last night.
While all Progressive Labour Party senators voted against the Bermuda Airport Authority Act 2017 the Bill was s...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Shadow tourism minister Jamahl Simmons has said the reported uptick in tourism figures is “little comfort” to those who remain unemployed.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority yesterday announced 2016 as “the best year for Bermuda tourism since 2007” with ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Love was in the air, the office lobby and even the police station yesterday morning as romantics took the opportunity to send their loved ones Valentine’s sing-a-grams.
The fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda surpassed expectations wi...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Staff at eight schools have been picking up the pieces and trying to figure out how their security can be improved in light of numerous break-ins over the past month.
According to police there has been a spate of 11 incidences across primary, middle ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A clock that will count down the final 100 days until the beginning of the 35th America’s Cup was unveiled on Front Street this afternoon with Michael Dunkley saying it was Bermuda’s time to “shine on the world stage”.
The Premier was joined by Minis...
DATE: Feb 15, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Legislation has been passed in the Senate that will transfer the function of recording land interests from the Registrar General to the Land Title Registrar Office.
The Bill was passed along with eight other pieces of legislation during yesterday’s ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Michael Dunkley has sent a message to the community to say “health is the most important thing” in light of surgery he had to treat skin cancer on his face.
The Premier, who says he is in good health following recent outpatient surgery, was speaking...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Eight of Bermuda’s public schools have been broken into in recent weeks, according to police.
Police reported a spate of 11 burglaries across the schools from January 16 up until yesterday, affecting:
• CedarBridge Academy
• Clearwater Middle School
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DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Social justice, pensions and health policy are high on the agenda for incoming senator Andrew Simons.
Mr Simons was sworn in, replacing Georgia Marshall, during yesterday morning’s sitting of the Senate.
He gave his Affirmation Of Allegiance, and C...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sweeping aerial views of Bermuda and her stunning coastline are the subject of a new series of films and photography by film-maker Andrew Stevenson.
Mr Stevenson, known for his research identifying Bermuda’s migrating whale population, has made publi...
DATE: Feb 11, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan