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Environment minister Cole Simons says the Bermuda Government will consider legislation banning glass bottles on beaches if the problem of broken glass persists.
He spoke after several people were reportedly cut by discarded glass on Bermuda’s most po...
DATE: Aug 06, 2016
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the public have been injured by broken glass left strewn across Bermuda’s most popular beach, Horseshoe Bay, over the Cup Match holiday weekend.
The Bermuda Volleyball Association contacted this newspaper to highlight large amounts of gla...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
The community was shocked by the violence that marred the Cup Match holiday weekend — including two separate stabbings — but the Bermuda Police Service said there was no evidence of an increase in violence at large-scale events.
While the incidences...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
The rusting hulk of the Niobe Corinthian is about to be sunk as an artificial reef 12 miles off- shore west of North Rock Beacon. The derelict casino ship has been an eyesore in St David’s for years but is now going through the final stages of prepar...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Major maintenance works are under way to deal with neglected preschool and primary school infrastructure in preparation for the start of the academic year next month.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, and Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Explorers of the deep ocean Nekton who have been exploring Bermuda’s sea bed have produced a 360 degree virtual reality video that allows viewers to experience a virtual submersible dive to the deepest point of the world’s ocean.
The film shows foota...
DATE: Aug 03, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of National Security and the Bermuda Police Service will be discussing safety at large-scale events in the light of violence that marred the Cup Match holiday.
Senator Jeff Baron, the national security minister, said its Group Violence I...
DATE: Aug 02, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Relieved students who were in France at the time of the Nice terror attack have returned home to Bermuda and declared: “It could have been us.”
Giovanni Hollis, Corrie Cross, Shane Krueger and Yusef Bushara are happily reunited with their families af...
DATE: Aug 02, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Commission of Inquiry has produced a list of frequently asked questions, with replies, to address queries from the public.
Some have alleged a political “witch-hunt”, according to one FAQ, with the commission responding: “No. At the outset, we af...
DATE: Aug 01, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Whether you are red and blue or blue and blue, the true spirit of Cup Match is about more than just cricket.
And so it proved once again over the past two days, as revellers from near and far put their worries aside and crammed into the grounds of So...
DATE: Jul 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan