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David Kendell has been appointed Director of the Department of Health.
David Kendell, the former Chief Environmental Health Officer, is the first to occupy the post, which was created last year after a reshuffle in departmental responsibilities.
“I l...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two US surgeons are to speak at a special dinner for doctors in Bermuda.
Bermuda-born Dr Duane Pitt, president of the Desert Institute for Spine Disorder and the International Surgical Foundation in Arizona, and the Lahey Clinic of Massachusetts’ Dr ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A group of islanders will fly the flag for Bermuda at the WorldPride festival in Toronto this month.
Organisers estimate that 1.5 million visitors from across the globe will attend the ten-day event, which culminates in a giant parade on June 29.
At ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014
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Other
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A group of ten Bermudians got a commendation from US Consul General Bob Settje after making the grade on an online entrepreneurship course offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The group completed the free Massive Open Online Co...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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For almost half a century, Baltimore teacher Luciel (Joni) LeKites visited Bermuda every year, describing its beauty to her friends.
Now, two years after she died at the age of 88, a group of her friends and colleagues have come to her favourite isla...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new facility providing accommodation to scores of homeless people could soon be open.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy yesterday announced plans to renovate a disused Government building to provide “dignified emergency housing for the most vulner...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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Eleven young Bermudians are looking forward to a career in the hospitality industry after completing a hotel training course through the Bermuda Hospitality Institute.
The students are to begin a work experience programme at a number of Isla...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of 20 middle school teachers have completed leadership training as part of a programme to raise professional standards within the Island’s public schools.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons said that improving teaching and learning in the class...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has no plans to legalise marijuana, claiming that “it is wrong to yield to a more permissive attitude socially without due regard to the social, economic and health consequences”.
But under planned reforms of cannabis laws, police could be...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A debate on reforming cannabis laws dominated proceedings in the House of Assembly.
Premier Michael Dunkley launched an eight-hour discussion by stating: “The debate is one that joins Bermuda with many other countries who have wrestled with the issue...
DATE: May 31, 2014
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