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Food prices continued to surge in September with the Consumer Price Index reporting an increase of more than 10 per cent year-on-year.
Prices in the fuel and power sector also increased by 15.2 per cent, compared with September last hear.
Overall, th...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The coronavirus pandemic has been blamed for a decline in enrolment numbers at the Bermuda College – and also for a sharp drop in satisfaction levels among students.
According to the college’s recently released 2021/22 annual report, there were 576 s...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new chief executive of the Bermuda Gaming Commission has been announced.
Charmaine Smith, a Bermudian, takes over the role from Canadian Jean Major.
Mrs Smith, who was chief regulatory officer with the commission, said: “We have an excellent team o...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A longstanding director of the Public Transportation Board started out as an engineer and bus mechanic who climbed the ranks in a 40-year public service career.
Herman Basden credited his education at the Bermuda Technical Institute for instilling hi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Auditors have given the Bermuda College a passing grade for balancing its books in the last year.
Although revenues were down by more than $1 million for the fiscal year up to March, 2022, the college still managed to remain in the black to the tune ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two arrests have been made in connection with an assault that took place at Northlands Primary School in Pembroke last Friday.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said: “The BPS wishes to thank the public for their assistance leading to these...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nathan Wilson and Maia Bento-Fray have been crowned Mr CedarBridge and Miss CedarBridge respectively.
The students of CedarBridge Academy beat out fellow students to the top prizes at a special ceremony at the school on Saturday evening.
This year a...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was beaten by two assailants at Northlands Primary School in Pembroke last Friday.
The attack took place at about 3.15pm after the victim had parked his motorcycle in the school’s parking lot.
According ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda suffers a “democratic deficiency” under the current constitutional set up, a new study into self-governance states.
The report, commissioned by the Government at a cost of $50,000, finds that the UK is not doing enough to work with the island...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Government has been accused of “racing” poorly drafted legislation through the House of Assembly which then has to be corrected by subsequent bills.
Craig Cannonier, of the opposition One Bermuda Alliance made the claim Friday, after the Governme...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan