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Southampton MP Leah Scott has helped to raise $1,000 for pupils at Heron Bay Primary School.
Ms Scott worked with private donors to buy gift certificates from MarketPlace, Boyles, English Sports Shop and Gibbons as part of the Christmas charity drive...
DATE: Dec 18, 2014
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A leading law firm has donated $14,000 to seven charitable causes, as part of a 12-year commitment to support local organisations.
Money for the donations were raised by the Conyers Dill and Pearman Staff Benevolent Fund. The fund was set up in 2002 ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2014
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The Berkeley Institute has reported a 90 per cent pass rate for the IGCSE/GCSE exams.
More than 400 students sitting more than 800 exams in the last school year earned the results, which ranged from A* to G.
Berkeley — one of Bermuda’s two public se...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014
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Eight schools have received $30,000 each thanks to a reinsurance firm’s successful “Dollars for Hours” initiative.
The PartnerRe Ltd scheme pairs student volunteers with local charities on community projects across the Island.
The money is expected t...
DATE: Dec 17, 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As a result of the amendment the Bermuda College Building Reserve Fund Act 1987 has been repealed.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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Sarah Lagan
Legislation to introduce casino gaming to the Island was passed in the House of Assembly in the early hours of this morning.
The debate drew mixed reviews but was finally agreed upon with two mirno amendments at 1:45am after about ten hours of discus...
DATE: Dec 13, 2014
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A group of Bermudian students presented Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden with a mosaic yesterday as thanks for her continued consideration of the Blue Halo project.
The initiative, which proposes turning a large swath of the Island’s Exclusive Ec...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two women who were struggling to make ends meet are now on the path to fulfilling their life dreams thanks to a Government programme.
Dawn Matthews and Norma Jean Daniels graduated from the Bermuda College last night, and both women credit the Commu...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Bermuda’s principals for both the public and private senior and middle schools, through Imagine Bermuda, have issued a statement praising a young Pakistani student who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday.
They said: “We join the World in appl...
DATE: Dec 11, 2014
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The Senate will debate fire safety legislation today.
All premises, except for private homes and common areas of multiple unit dwellings, must obtain a fire certificate from the Chief Fire Officer under the proposed legislation, which will be present...
DATE: Dec 10, 2014
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Rebecca Zuill
