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Stefan Burgess’ mother Andrea reflects on loss, justice and her sadness for gunman’s family
By Owain Johnston-Barnes
The mother of murder victim Stefan Burgess said the conviction of Julian Washington for the shooting would help her family move on, b...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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Bermuda joined countries around the world in celebrating the joy of breathing freely as the Island marked World Asthma Day.
More than 9,000 locals suffer from asthma, which Health Minister and asthma sufferer Trevor Moniz warned is a growing worldwid...
DATE: May 07, 2014
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“Misinformation has been circulating” on Government’s scholarships and awards programme, according to Education and Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons.
The Minister offered a breakdown of spending in the wake of fresh controversy over the de...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An Opposition sit-in protesting education cuts drew a crowd of about 70 people onto the grounds of Cabinet this afternoon, with Education Minister Grant Gibbons facing a sometimes hostile audience.
Shadow Education Minister Lovitta Foggo commended th...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s high standards of healthcare meant that the Island recorded no maternal or neonatal deaths last year, it has been claimed.
In addition, a low prematurity of around eight percent, indicated women in Bermuda receive a high standard of prenata...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
With graduation in sight two Warwick Academy students are on the verge of an unprecedented achievement in the school’s history.
For two years, Russell Conyers and Lindsay Fisher have jumped over a seemingly endless number of academic and administrati...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Controversial changes to Government scholarships became the subject of an online debate between former Education Minister Nalton Brangman and PLP Senator Diallo Rabain.
Responding to a post on the One Bermuda Alliance Facebook page this weekend, Sen ...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is heading out of a period of crisis into one of reinventing itself, according to a new survey.
The Island Monitor Report — which looks at smaller economies — put the Island at the end of a “stress/crisis” cycle, ahead of competitors like the...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Last year’s Round-the-Sound Swim — believed to be one of the largest open swim events in the world — has raised $6,000.
Of this total, $5,000 has gone towards Bermuda Zoological Society’s (BZS) education fund and $1,000 towards the Bermuda Lionfish T...
DATE: May 05, 2014
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Thousands of people marched through the streets of Hamilton to present Government with a manifesto calling for systemic change and expressing concerns about jobs and equality.
A rally was staged in Victoria Park before the marchers headed for the Hou...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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