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Spending on healthcare is not the same as investing in health, the Bermuda Health Council has warned.
The watchdog said more money should be spent on the social causes of poor health after David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said Bermud...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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Health
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A trio of Bermuda College students will compete for a chef job at Hamilton Princess and Beach Club next weekend.
Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson is to host the event, which will see Aaron Albouy, Serena Simmons and Anthony Sousa prepare two courses ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation will resort to “piracy” once more to raise funds for its voyages on-board the Spirit of Bermuda.
The organisation, which has just won the Tall Ships America Programme of the Year Award 2017, is to host its signature Pira...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda must do better at recognising the achievements of black Bermudians, according to Clyde Best.
Mr Best told The Royal Gazette: “That’s something we have to improve upon. We have black Bermudians in all walks of life in all parts of the world th...
DATE: Feb 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Teaching children about the historical contributions of Bermudians should start at home, Ombudsman Victoria Pearman said yesterday.
Ms Pearman was one of several black Bermudians recognised yesterday by Bermuda’s First Black History Museum at Paget ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Paget Primary School has been transformed into a museum to honour the achievements of black Bermudians.
Classrooms are now exhibits celebrating achievements and contributions during Black History Month.
Bermuda’s First Black History Museum recognises...
DATE: Feb 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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There will be no closures or mergers of Bermuda’s public schools this year, David Burt, the Premier, promised yesterday.
He said: “That is not something we are looking into right now.
“What we are looking at right now is making sure we improve the ou...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The cost of financial assistance is expected to drop by about $1.5 million in the next fiscal year.
The update came as the 2018-19 Budget earmarked $51.68 million for the programme, down from $53.55 million in 2017-18.
Financial assistance has been u...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A commitment to the introduction of roadside breath tests is “a frontline priority”, despite no mention of road safety in the Budget statement.
Walter Roban, Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, said that handheld breathalysers were not high...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The survival of the Progressive Labour Party will depend on unity in its ranks, Christopher Famous told its Founders’ Day lunch yesterday.
“As a party, as a people, we must be mature enough to discuss and sort out things between ourselves, both behin...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan