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Female students across the island will get an introduction to “real-world readiness” through the return of a leadership programme launched in 2019.
Bermuda High School and HSBC bank has announced the third annual “She Leads” programme.
It is open to ...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by a magistrate which more than halved a medical bill faced by a visitor.
While magistrate Tyrone Chin had found in favour of the Bermuda Hospitals Board that the patient owed $7,092.89 for treatment of a vir...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A supermarket-run charity drive will be extended after it raised almost $23,000 to help people affected by the crisis in Ukraine.
Customers of The MarketPlace supported the cause by rounding up their purchases to the nearest dollar.
The 14-day campai...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An artists’ forum at the weekend will cover topics from the teaching of Bermuda culture to the island’s cultural policy.
The event will also include talks on the Bermuda Arts Council and cultural expression.
Invited guests from arts and creative comm...
DATE: May 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Festive crowds filled Front Street yesterday evening as Street Fest helped crowds to get ready for SailGP.
Charles H Jeffers II, the CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the event was a “great reopening” of tourism on the island.
“After more th...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An elderly woman nearly broke down in court as she described how she has felt “held hostage” for two years by a former senator who owes her huge rent arrears.
Margaret Harvey, who is in her seventies, described a Magistrates’ Court decision to tempor...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A second victim of an explosion that gutted a Southampton apartment building earlier this month has died in hospital.
Jove Mascarinas, 50, the wife of 49-year-old Oscar Mascarinas, was critically injured in the blast that destroyed their apartment an...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier is preparing to journey to war-torn Ukraine to carry out humanitarian work.
Jason Rhind, 36, who left the regiment as a Lance Corporal in 2018, is due to fly out with US based aid group Task Force Yankee: Ukra...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government staff are working to resolve technical problems that have downed phone and e-mail service at the Bermuda National Library.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said this afternoon: “The problem is anticipated to be rectified as soon as poss...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A decision by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, to reserve assent on the Government’s controversial flagship cannabis legislation plunged Bermuda into uncharted constitutional waters yesterday.
But the Governor urged Bermuda officials to work with the Brit...
DATE: May 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly