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David Burt was re-elected as the Progressive Labour Party leader last night after a bruising campaign battle, which he described as “difficult”.
Party delegates and PLP MPs gave him victory over Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister.
Walter ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Bermuda has nothing to fear from cutting links with Britain and becoming an independent state, according to a visiting politician.
Philip “Brave” Davis, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, is on island as a guest of the Progressive Labour Party, which...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Taxi drivers are working on a formal proposal to present to the Government on the implementation of a modern centralised dispatch system aimed at improving the industry.
The Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators Association met David Burt, the Premier; ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the community expressed disappointment with the "appalling“ state of Bermuda’s economy during a town hall meeting on the high cost of living, according to an economist on the panel.
Robert Stubbs, head of research at think-tank Seed Bermu...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
What do you do with a chalkboard that’s just sitting around the house? Well Sabrina Wilkinson had the answer – use it to tell jokes to brighten people’s days.
Almost every morning for the past few months, passers-by have been entertained to jokes suc...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Karim Creary became the newest member of the Bermuda Bar in a ceremony held in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Mr Creary – a member of Appleby’s legal trainee programme – is looking forward to giving back to those who have supported him.
“For the past t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Young people were invited to provide input on how Bermuda can mitigate long-term threats such as climate change as part of a consultation on The Draft Blue Prosperity Plan.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, in partnership with the Bermuda Zool...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man who kicked a ball at another man causing him to fall and fracture his hands was given a suspended prison sentence.
Coleridge Hayward, 38, from Warwick, kicked the ball at Kirl Franks in April 2021, Magistrates’ Court was told.
As a result of t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Students were able to get hands-on experience for a number of different roles at the Bermuda Aquarium and Zoo this summer through the Bermuda Zoological Society’s internship programme.
Colin Brown, BZS president, said a wide variety of opportunities ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students “returned to the magic” when Mount Saint Agnes Academy held its annual bazaar in full for the first time in three years.
Under the theme of “return to the magic”, the two-day event, earlier this month, helped the school raise more than $150...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda