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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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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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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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Charity Meals on Wheels has benefited from a $4,000 donation from Marsh insurance and Guy Carpenter reinsurance.
Meals on Wheels is aimed at providing nutritional meals for those in the community who can not prepare their own meals — many of them el...
DATE: Jan 12, 2015
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Local artists and writers have a new creative outlet thanks to the launch of The Kiskadee magazine by a 17-year-old Bermudian.
Lulu Hedstrom launched the pocket-sized culture magazine last week at a special reception held at Rock Island, Hamilton.
A...
DATE: Jan 05, 2015
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About 60 students attended the Island’s first Hackathon yesterday to learn about computer coding and building their own websites.
The children, between the ages of 11 and 17, were able to construct the pages during a six-hour session, and some are av...
DATE: Jan 03, 2015
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Bermuda Tourism Authority has launched a multi-platform marketing campaign in partnership with British Airways and the UK broadsheet newspaper The Telegraph.
The Proper Fun campaign targets ‘experience seekers’ defined by the authority as energetic, ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014
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Amendments to the Bermuda College Act have been passed in the Senate which include the provision for the college to borrow funds from government.
As a result of the amendment the Bermuda College Building Reserve Fund Act 1987 has been repealed.
Inde...
DATE: Dec 16, 2014
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The America’s Cup Auld Mug arrived on the grounds of Cabinet this afternoon amid much fanfare from invited dignitaries, politicians and race officials.
An impressive motorcade transported the treasured trophy from the airport to present to Premier M...
DATE: Dec 03, 2014
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Bermuda College will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland this Saturday complete with an ice sculpture, train rides and Santa Claus himself.
Guests will enjoy fun castles, games, a marshmallow s’mores stand and Gombey dancers, and will be invited...
DATE: Dec 03, 2014
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