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Bermuda needs at least 10 more foster parents with referrals for foster care increasing since the end of the pandemic.
Selena Simons, foster care coordinator for the Department of Child and Family Services, told Hamilton Rotary Club on Tuesday: “Fost...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The coronavirus pandemic has been blamed for a decline in enrolment numbers at the Bermuda College – and also for a sharp drop in satisfaction levels among students.
According to the college’s recently released 2021/22 annual report, there were 576 s...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Amendments to add frozen bread to the list of items that can be imported without duty fees have been approved by the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Customs Tariff Amendment (No 4) Act 2022 modified the tariff code to include frozen bread in the sam...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Family festivities will accompany the annual Christmas Boat Parade this year which is due to take place on Saturday evening.
The City of Hamilton is hosting a free event at Number 1 Car Park on Front Street that includes food vendors, music, a kids’ ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are investigating the murder of a man in the Ord Road area of Paget last night.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford confirmed shortly after midnight that the man had been fatally shot.
Police spokesman Gary Moreno said earlier that po...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Road Safety Council is urging road users plan ahead and avoid drink driving over the festive season.
Its message for the month of December is Don’t Drink and Drive and its slogan for the month is Designate Your Driver.
A spokeswoman for...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A St David’s MP standing with residents condemning plans for a medical waste incinerator at Southside was chairwoman of the authority that reviewed plans for the facility two years ago.
The Environmental Authority met in August 2020 to review a host ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new chief executive of the Bermuda Gaming Commission has been announced.
Charmaine Smith, a Bermudian, takes over the role from Canadian Jean Major.
Mrs Smith, who was chief regulatory officer with the commission, said: “We have an excellent team o...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A longstanding director of the Public Transportation Board started out as an engineer and bus mechanic who climbed the ranks in a 40-year public service career.
Herman Basden credited his education at the Bermuda Technical Institute for instilling hi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A Supreme Court jury was told to look at a “tapestry of evidence” to assess whether or not a man was guilty of murder.
Kiari Tucker, 25, of Warwick, has denied shooting Morlan Steede to death on November 3, 2017 in the One Way Deepdale area of Pembro...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
