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An audit suggested that as many as 30 additional firefighters might be needed for the airport, the national security minister has said.
The Government announced on Friday that 10 overseas firefighters would be hired to bolster numbers at the LF Wade ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Members of the community who have brought positive change were presented with awards during a family night out in Hamilton.
Glenn Fubler, the organiser, called the “July 2gather Family Fun Fest” on the grounds of City Hall a success, with attendees r...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The health minister said she was grateful to residents who got vaccinated against the coronavirus after the island’s mass vaccination programme wound up.
Kim Wilson also urged anyone who was considering getting the jab for the first time to go to a “...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A teenager was rushed to hospital with stab wounds this evening after an altercation outside a Smith’s restaurant.
A police spokesman said officers received a report of a stabbing outside of D&C Grill at about 7.30pm
“Officers found a 17-year-old mal...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The victim of Friday’s early morning shooting in Flatts has been identified by police as 19-year-old Letrae Doeman
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Landlords have increasingly asked to switch their residential properties to vacation units in the past two years, Consumer Affairs staff found.
It was thought the changes were made so that owners could limit the risk of long periods of overdue rent a...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda Tourism Authority was launched eight years ago to lead the way in revitalising the industry on the island. It was meant to be apolitical and independent but it has attracted considerable commentary and had a high turnover of senior st...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than two dozen high school students have successfully completed the new PeerForward Programme, launched by Mirrors to prepare themselves and their peers for higher education.
Twenty eight S3 and S4 students from CedarBridge Academy and the Berke...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The head of school at Somersfield Academy has stepped down after one year in the position.
Peter Howe, who took up the job at the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year, was to leave effective on Friday to “seek a different opportunity for the ne...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation has received a boost from the Government to support a special educational programme focused on National Hero Mary Prince.
The programme, titled “In the Wake of Mary Prince”, was organised in partnership with the Duke of E...
DATE: Jul 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes