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The Bermudian widow of an American civil rights activist and former pastor on the island has thrown her support behind a books for prison inmates campaign.
Helen Foster said education and self-transformation had been “everything” for her husband, the...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Power supplier Belco is calling on schoolchildren to design posters promoting kite safety in the run-up to Easter.
Krista Barnes, the company’s director of communications and sustainability, said: “This is our 33rd year of the Belco kite safety campa...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Legislation designed to end “unhelpful blaming and shaming” in divorce cases was backed by the Senate today.
The Upper House heard the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act was the first of several changes designed to modernise matrim...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Legislation designed to keep better tabs on the pharmaceutical sector was today backed by the Senate.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Amendment Act 2022 will bolster the Bermuda Pharmacy Council with the appointment of a member qualified in legal and ethic...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Drivers were today advised to avoid a section of Harbour Road while repairs and painting are carried out at a house.
The westbound lane will be closed between Valley Road and Highwood Lane after months of works nearby were completed in January.
A not...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police have warned members of the public not to circulate a video of students involved in a fight.
The video shows several students in CedarBridge Academy uniforms engaged in unruly behaviour in a classroom.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Servi...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A campaign to boost knowledge about chronic kidney disease has been launched by the Bermuda Health Council.
Doctors and other healthcare workers have joined the drive to mark National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day on March 10.
The Bermuda Health ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
At least three classes at a private school were quarantined yesterday after a coronavirus outbreak.
A Year 3 and two Year 4 classes were ordered to isolate at Saltus and a Year 11 class was ordered to follow casual contact precautions.
Deryn Lavell, ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new beach restaurant is to open in the East End next month after two years of delays.
Details have yet to be revealed, but JAS, the hospitality company that will run the Clearwater Beach attraction in St David’s, said it was optimistic that it woul...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Confusion reigned over Government support for the redevelopment of the island’s biggest resort after the Premier insisted yesterday a $50 million guarantee was agreed with the developers in 2019.
But David Burt’s announcement contradicted statements ...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly