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Despite its illegality, Bermuda has one of the highest uses of cannabis in the world, according to a recent article.
According to The Telegraph in Britain, statistics from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime show that Bermuda is ranked eighth i...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The results have come in for Bermuda’s latest Christmas Bird Count: 8,640 total birds across 93 species — as always, with a few special guests.
The first spotting of an eider duck topped the highlights, with a ruby-throated hummingbird, snow goose an...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A government department dedicated to ensuring the island’s sustainability has been dismantled, leading green campaigners to fear that environmental issues are not a priority.
The Sustainable Development Department was formed to put into action the Su...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
With more than a third of Alzheimer’s cases potentially preventable, people are being urged to take their health into their own hands.
According to Jo-Ann Cousins-Simpson, of The Family Practice, research has shown that exercise can cut the risk of d...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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Health
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The underwater war being waged on Bermuda’s lionfish took a giant leap forward yesterday morning as a prototype submersible robot caught one of the invasive predators via remote access.
A hefty team of scientists, conservationists and roboticists ga...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Direct threats were made to officers involved in policing the December 2 protest outside Parliament and so their identities must be kept secret, according to Michael DeSilva.
The Commissioner of Police said that was one reason an operational order fo...
DATE: Apr 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Charity commissioners are still deciding whether to recommend the renewal of Preserve Marriage’s charitable status, which ran out on April 5.
The Royal Gazette understands that the committee failed to reach a decision at its last meeting and will loo...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
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Northlands Primary School student Nailah Chimbi has won the 2017 Belco Bird Kite Safety Poster competition.
The year-two student and her class were invited to the company’s headquarters, where Belco Bird presented her with the grand prize ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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People are being given a chance to get a taste of the challenges faced by contestants in the Colonial Bermuda 100 Day Challenge with a free public boot camp.
The Challenge last took place in 2013 and is now being sponsored by Colonial with 25 people ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2017
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News Staff
A new documentary highlighting the dangers of reckless driving on the island’s road will be launched at Liberty Theatre on Saturday.
The event at noon will be the first of seven public screenings of A Piece of the Rock — An Unspoken Epidemic to take...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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News Staff