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A 15-strong group of new Bermudian apprentices was unveiled by power firm Belco today.
The four year programme will offer a mix of hands-on training and classroom work with apprentices earning as they learn.
A total of 14 men and one woman were selec...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Piles of trash have grown around the Botanical Gardens for months as Government staff ignored the mess, members of the public have claimed.
A woman who walks her dog through the gardens, who asked not to be named, said two piles of trash had formed o...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
One of Bermuda’s Olympians and a veteran broadcaster has died, it was announced yesterday.
Mike Sharpe, who was 65, competed in the 100 metres at the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, also excelled in the triple jump, ran in relay races and p...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Police have launched an investigation after a shooting incident Friday night.
A spokesman said a quantity of live ammunition and a used cartridge were found at the scene.
The news came after gunshots were heard on Deepdale Road in Pembroke at around ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The championing of a single company to bring tidal power energy to Bermuda has been questioned by the Opposition.
Scott Pearman, the shadow home affairs minister, said he would raise the One Bermuda Alliance’s concerns about the Government’s deal wit...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
More than 20,000 Covid-19 antigen tests have been handed out to charities and other organisations last week.
The donations came after a joint effort by the Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community with the Bermuda Foundation.
T...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The ruling out of surprise road breath test checkpoints was last night criticised by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, said the need to give advance warning of the road blocks lessened the ef...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former director of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs will head a new committee set up to preserve the histories of school scheduled for closure, the education minister has announced.
Diallo Rabain said Heather Whalen would spearhead ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young people enrolled on a graduate trainee scheme are the “future leaders of Bermuda”, the labour minister has said.
Mr Hayward told those involved: "The Ministry of Labour launched the first graduate trainee pilot programme in February 2021, with 1...
DATE: Dec 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Thousands of film fans were able to watch some festive favourites at an open-air event over the weekend.
Tamara Bradshaw, the senior events and marketing coordinator at the City of Hamilton, which organised the three night event, said last night it w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan