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Lanir Smith could barely walk when he joined Heron Bay Primary School. Now aged 7, he can complete three races in a day
It didn’t take long after joining Heron Bay Primary School for Lanir Smith to make progress in the face of a debilitating conditi...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young students from Gilbert Institute have presented letters to education minister Wayne Scott asking him not to close their school.
Gilbert Institute, the island’s only primary level school for the deaf and hard of hearing, is one of four schools f...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Bermuda Home Grown” will be the theme of this year’s Agricultural Show with all produce and talent on offer hailing from the island.
The event is being run by the recently formed company Ag Show Ltd in conjunction with the Bermuda Government, which ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Advocate for seniors Charles Jeffers has condemned the recent violent attack on a 63-year-old man in his own home and has urged the public to ensure their homes are adequately secured.
The vice-chairman of Age Concern and chairman of the charity’s a...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
“Pirate hostages” will be walking the plank on Saturday to raise money for the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s expeditionary learning voyages and other good causes.
While most of the pirates will be taking the plunge in aid of the sloop’s educational p...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Other
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Sarah Lagan
A Berkeley Institute student’s conscientious nature has been celebrated after he helped environmental activist Stuart Hayward following a bike accident.
Mr Hayward, chairman of the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce, was riding into ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Other
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Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Government has announced that it is to call a referendum on same-sex marriage and civil unions.
Michael Dunkley, the Premier, called a press conference this morning, accompanied by Patricia Gordon Pamplin, Minister for Community, Culture ...
DATE: Mar 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Potentially life-saving advice about road safety has been issued by the Bermuda Police Service after the deaths of two people in road accidents in the past week.
Inspector Robert Cardwell, the officer responsible for roads policing and the marine uni...
DATE: Mar 01, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Public Service Union has contacted its members warning them it has not endorsed industrial action after receiving a communique from the Bermuda Trade Union Congress.
The communique allegedly being disseminated asks workers to engage in wo...
DATE: Feb 28, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy has described the notion of Bermuda’s proposed immigration reform opening the floodgates to foreigners as a “myth”.
The minister was speaking during a live interview on the government-owned TV station CITV hosted...
DATE: Feb 26, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan