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A life at sea awaits maritime students Kristen Greene and Vernon Harrison, who are back home in Bermuda and enjoying their break from the rigours of the Warsash Maritime Academy in Britain.
Aged 21 and 22 respectively, the pair are done with the firs...
DATE: Jan 05, 2015
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A new Minister of Education will be appointed in the coming weeks, Premier Michael Dunkley has revealed.
Dr Grant Gibbons will be relieved of the portfolio so that he can focus on preparations for the America’s Cup in 2017 as well as his role as Econ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2015
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New laws will be introduced this year to improve road safety.
The announcement was made yesterday by Transport and Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell, after a series of recent road traffic accidents claimed the lives of three men.
“The end of 2014 and...
DATE: Jan 03, 2015
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A sharper focus on identifying at-risk youngsters in school will help Bermuda to tackle the scourge of gun and gang crime.
This from Premier Michael Dunkley as he urged parents to take the lead in helping children to choose the right path.
“We have ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2015
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About 60 students attended the Island’s first Hackathon yesterday to learn about computer coding and building their own websites.
The children, between the ages of 11 and 17, were able to construct the pages during a six-hour session, and some are av...
DATE: Jan 03, 2015
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A law student and athlete hurt in a crash on Tuesday morning has died as a result of his injuries.
Stephen Chioke Edwards, 19, was being treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a crash on South Road in Devonshire, near the junction with Ga...
DATE: Jan 02, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith is going back to school — on a course for high-flyers at one of America’s top universities.
Dame Jennifer has been accepted on the prestigious year-long Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University and won a...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Richard Dudley Spurling and his wife, Jane Youngblood Spurling, have been awarded Queen’s Certificates in the Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list.
They were honoured for their service to Bermuda — Mr Spurling for his work in St George’s and St Dav...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014
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Bermuda’s needy population continues to rise despite a number of donors, according to the social agency Family Centre.
Executive director Martha Dismont said that “the picture is not a pretty one” for families in difficult straits.
She added that th...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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More than 100 students have been celebrated at CedarBridge Academy’s prize-giving ceremony.
The event, at Ruth Seaton James Auditorium, recognised youngsters in S2, S3 and S4 for their efforts, including earning grades of A or B on international exam...
DATE: Dec 23, 2014
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