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They battled blustery wind, spitting rain, challenging hills and some very inconsiderate motorists.
Despite all of that, thousands of people emerged smiling in Dockyard at the finish of Saturday's End-to-End, which is on course to raise more than $25...
DATE: May 05, 2008
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Government's travel expenditure has trebled in a decade, according to budget statistics.
More than $7.4 million was set aside in this year's budget, $5 million more than the $2.2 million spent in 1998/99.
Figures show a steady increase in travel spen...
DATE: May 05, 2008
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Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right recognised in Article 19 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, whose 60th anniversary we celebrate this year.
On World Press Freedom Day 2008, UNESCO pays tribute to the courage and prof...
DATE: May 03, 2008
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More than 2,500 people will walk, cycle, horseride and row the length of the Island today, all in the name of charity. The popular End-to-End challenge, which is now in its 21st year, has raised more than $2.5 million for good causes.
This year's eve...
DATE: May 03, 2008
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THE Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB], the largest single regional organisation devoted to wildlife conservation, is holding the 7th annual Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF) until to May 22.
Using the theme "Tundr...
DATE: May 02, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton claimed last night it was "unfair" to Bermudian students to make them sit crucial exams as early as 5.30 a.m. to prevent cheating.
Hundreds of students at CedarBridge Academy, the Berkeley Institute and Bermuda High Sc...
DATE: May 02, 2008
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Valerie Dill asked her employer not to buy her a retirement gift — and to spend the money on books for her former school.
Mrs. Dill decided to do her bit for the drive to improve education by arranging for 160 books to be donated to Victor Scott Prim...
DATE: May 02, 2008
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The pain never goes away, but for at least two families raising money in the name of their deceased loved ones provides some solace.
Ten years ago Penny Sampson heard the ambulances going to her son Ewan, who was thought to have just been pulling out...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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Students sitting important exams next month are being told they'll have to take the tests at 6 a.m. due to strict new conditions to combat international cheating.
The punishing start time is likely to affect pupils at Bermuda High School for Girls, B...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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A motivational speaker is bringing his act to Bermuda to inspire the Island's students to improve their writing skills. Erik Cork, a former writing instructor for the University of Houston, will perform Rap, Rhythm And Rhyme: Rebuilding The Writing F...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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