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A six-year-old boy born on the Island to Bermudian parents allegedly as the result of a rape has been refused Bermudian status by the Department of Immigration — leaving him stateless and unable to travel.
The child’s unemployed mother wants to go to...
DATE: Nov 26, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Craig Cannonier might want to keep an eye on his Youth Parliament counterpart Kennedy Middleton in the wake of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre protest.
Because the 17-year-old consulted with young Parliamentarians and led them to a unanimou...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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Two key tax treaties couldn’t proceed in Friday’s House of Assembly as legislative amendments were not provided to the Opposition in time.
Attorney General Mark Pettingill apologised for the situation but asked leave to go ahead with the two acts.
“T...
DATE: Nov 25, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda trades union leaders have warned that the SAGE Commission’s plans to streamline Government could affect more than 1,700 jobs — and warned of a fightback if massive cuts are imposed.
The grim prediction came after the commission report recomme...
DATE: Nov 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A benevolent fund for children traumatised by gang violence must embrace the families of shooters as well as their victims, according to community activist Gina Spence.
Optimistic that her charity is close to creating the fund for 37 children whose l...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dana Goodfellow and Bermuda National Trust director of education Cindy Corday construct a bay grape angel at Waterville on Pomander Road for a BNT holiday craft workshop. The attendees learned to make German stars, bay grape angels, and casuarinas be...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Safari leader and photography teacher, Lloyd Webbe, is this year’s recipient of the AFL Prism Award, a prestigious lifetime achievement award for photography in Bermuda.
Mr Webbe, 79, first started taking pictures as a teenager and since then has pho...
DATE: Nov 22, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
A new book on the shelves now underscores that life is a journey, not a destination — and we determine our destiny by the direction we take.
‘Tessi’s Highway’ is the autobiography of retired dental surgeon and former Government Minister Clarence Ter...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Senator Michael Fahy said the One Bermuda Alliance is continuing work on its “aggressive agenda” to turn around the Island’s economy and the Throne Speech clearly details their plan.
And he praised the PLP for expressing support for several of the in...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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Politics
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A highly-regarded environmental programme that has been introduced to millions of schoolchildren around the world is set to be rolled out across Bermuda.
Two of the Island’s primary schools were given a first taste of what the UN-recognised Eco Schoo...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
