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Sitting on his scooter in a traffic jam on a windless winter’s morning, Bermudian Scott Mello was overcome by the amount of gas fumes he was inhaling and it sparked an idea.
He decided he was going to go electric but all the electric vehicles (EVs) ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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KFC has helped the Bermuda Red Cross to raise more than $4,000 to help the charity work in the community.
Last month was Red Cross month in Bermuda, and the charity approached KFC to ask for help raising awareness of its activities and solicit donati...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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Sir John Swan has been named Bermuda’s 2016 national hero for his lasting contributions to the island and her people.
Sir John said yesterday that he was “deeply honoured” to have been chosen. “I am particularly honoured because this is coming from ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016
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The first recruits of Digicel and BTCs 2016 female staff training programme have spoken of the strides made as they pursue a top professional career.
The Women in Leadership Learning Power (Will Power) initiative aims to “upskill” female employees fo...
DATE: Jun 08, 2016
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Troy Clarke has described the day that Muhammad Ali crowned him “the new champion of the world” as the greatest experience of his life.
During Ali’s visit to Bermuda in 1974, he visited The Central School and told the children who were in attendance ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2016
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The elimination of mankind’s “addiction to single-use plastic” is the focus of a new documentary being privately screened at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute for the first time in Bermuda to coincide with World Oceans Day.
A Plastic Ocea...
DATE: Jun 08, 2016
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Former police officer Wentworth Christopher has unearthed a collection of old photographs taken of Muhammad Ali during his visit to the island in 1974.
Mr Christopher had the privilege of accompanying the boxing legend throughout his trip as a favour...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Police have responded to a report of wilful damage at a public male bathroom, located at the junction of Victoria Street and Washington Street.
It appears that over the weekend someone entered the bathroom and wrote what are being described as hate...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Rolfe Commissiong has suggested that the Employment Act needs to be amended so that employers are obliged to pay overtime rates to employees working in excess of 40 hours a week.
During the motion to adjourn in the House of Assembly on Friday, he sai...
DATE: Jun 06, 2016
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Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, has defended his position in face of accusations that he did not adhere to financial instructions over the release of key information about the Bermuda Government’s airport plans.
Shadow minister and chairman o...
DATE: Jun 06, 2016
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