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Last week, (1 November), the Premier, the Hon. David E. Burt, JP, MP, and the Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne M. Caines, JP, MP, joined Governor John Rankin in celebrating the service of those in the Bermuda Police Service, the Royal Be...
DATE: Nov 08, 2018
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Press Release
A teacher working at Saltus decades ago engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour, an investigation has found.
But the school has decided not to name the teacher involved or to publicly release the full report in order to “protect the identities of ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2018
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Education
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The new sugar tax could steer customers away from locally made products in favour of international competitors, according to some local businesses.
The Government introduced exemptions for home bakers but small businesses have seen the cost of sugar ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Drawing a parallel between historical paintings of Bermuda and people’s experiences of life on the island, The Bermuda National Gallery kicked off a series of workshops with a group of nine participants to record their stories for future generations....
DATE: Nov 07, 2018
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Other
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Press Release
American space agency Nasa opened its new tracking station yesterday.
The station, on Cooper’s Island in St David’s, will be used to monitor Nasa space missions as a predecessor did from the same site in the 1960s, when rockets from Cape Canaveral in...
DATE: Nov 06, 2018
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Other
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News Staff
The deadline for the Devonshire Parish Council Spring 2019 Scholarship is next week, Friday November 16th.
Applicants, who must be Bermudian and have resided in Devonshire Parish for at least 5 years, should submit a completed application form by th...
DATE: Nov 06, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Schoolchildren are suffering more mental health problems, educational experts have warned.
Llewellyn Simmons, director of academics for the Ministry of Education, said: “Without a doubt it’s a growing problem.”
He added: “There’s a lot of stress and...
DATE: Nov 05, 2018
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Health
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An environmental charity confirmed it has been forced to cut costs because of the knock-on effects of the 2008 financial crash.
Greenrock said it had taken the “difficult but necessary” decision to make the position of executive director redundant.
T...
DATE: Nov 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 21-year-old Bermudian who stabbed a rival drug dealer to death in Britain was jailed for life yesterday,
Zandrae Smith, 21, who lived in Bradford in West Yorkshire, must serve at least 22 years in prison for the attack, which he claimed was in self...
DATE: Nov 03, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new Minister of Finance said yesterday if Bermuda’s Budget is not balanced this financial year, it will be in the next one.
Curtis Dickinson said: “We are still working through the numbers, but we definitely need to balance the Budget and if we d...
DATE: Nov 02, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan