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A marathon session in the House of Assembly finally concluded at 3am this morning after more than 17 hours.
The One Bermuda Alliance and Opposition Progressive Labour Party discussed the Throne Speech and the latter’s reply to the document for 13 st...
DATE: Nov 15, 2014
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The family of the late veterinarian and ocean activist Dr Neil Burnie has invited all who knew him to attend his sea burial on Sunday.
All boats will be departing Albouy’s Point at 10am. Dr Burnie, 61, died on Tuesday after a free-diving accident of...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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Bermuda may be a small island but it is full of unsung heroes — inspirational residents who are making a real difference in their communities and improving the lives of others, without expecting any recognition or praise. In a regular feature, we cel...
DATE: Nov 13, 2014
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The Beachfest Emancipation Celebration made a bigger mess than organisers hoped this year, but it still took a step toward becoming a “green” event.
The Chewstick Foundation, Beachfest’s organisers, attempted to make the event environmentally friendl...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Groundbreaking for hotel redevelopment at Ariel Sands — plus a pledge for “open and inclusive” government — were among the topics in a post-Throne Speech press conference by Michael Dunkley and his Cabinet this afternoon.
The Premier said there was ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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In the increasingly competitive field of education, Saltus Grammar School recognised the need for world-class professional development for their faculty. Their teachers, both Bermudian and expatriate, needed opportunities to develop their skills thro...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Bermuda’s power firms are to come under the control of the Regulatory Authority in an attempt to boost competition and promote alternative energy sources.
The change was signalled in the Throne Speech, delivered by Governor George Fergusson yesterday...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government has responded to parents’ calls to be afforded great involvement in education reforms, according to the latest Throne Speech, which promised to give them a Parental Involvement Committee.
The speech said public school staff would move forw...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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The Island faces “an economic storm that poses a grim threat to Bermuda’s way of life”, Governor George Fergusson told a packed Senate chamber yesterday, in a speech replete with references to job growth and reining in the public purse.
However, the ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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The overbearing atmosphere caused by the thundery weather was not reflected in the opening of Parliament yesterday morning as Ministers shared lighthearted jokes and banter.
Kim Wilson, the Shadow Minister of Health, was one of the first to arrive i...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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Sarah Lagan
