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Speed cameras, sobriety tests and harsher penalties are part of legislative changes being considered by Government to improve road safety.
Premier Michael Dunkley and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell announced the plans yesterday.
They also said G...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party has accused Premier Michael Dunkley of “extremely poor judgment” in appointing Craig Cannonier as Minister of Public Works.
Mr Cannonier, the former Premier, was sworn in at Government House this afternoon, ten months aft...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Public schools in Bermuda are akin to those in third-world countries, according to the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, Mike Charles.
An inadequate education budget, lack of continuity due to regularly changing Education Ministers,...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Gym users could be left out of pocket following their club’s merger with another facility.
One member of the Olympic Club told The Royal Gazette she would lose money on prepaid punch cards for fitness classes.
Alison Green said she stocked up on the ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
The sister of a murder victim is appealing to the community not to post pictures of the dead or dying via social media, recalling the time she saw a photograph of her brother on WhatsApp.
Leslieann Rochester spoke out after images emerged online on M...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
A healthy obsession with technology, a good college education and a heavy dose of determination helped to land one young Bermudian a job at the multibillion-dollar empire known as Google.
James Tucker is now based in San Francisco, working in the ma...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Shadow Human Affairs Minister Rolfe Commissiong has emphasised the need to encourage more black and female Bermudians to pursue careers in technology.
Mr Commissiong said he was “pleasantly surprised” at the number of blacks and females who attended ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A HSBC customer believes he has been the victim of a bank machine skimming attack after members of the public suffered a string of attacks earlier in the year.
The customer said that he went to the ATM at Harrington Hundreds to withdraw money he had ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda Post Office has extended the deadline for its online customer service awareness survey until March 31.
The survey was launched in November to help to assess customer awareness of the Post Office’s products and services.
The form can be submi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Progressive Labour Party MP Kim Wilson is to hold a Job Readiness Workshop this week to help Bermudians get back to work.
The MP for Constituency 34 teamed up with the Department of Workforce Development to host the workshop, which will cover traini...
DATE: Jan 12, 2015
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan