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Shoppers can receive a ten cent discount on their purchases if they bring a reusable shopping bag, a grocery store chain announced.
The discount will be effective immediately at all MarketPlace and Price Rite stores as part of a move to become more e...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Students at Saltus learnt about cross-cultural communication as part of a diversity conference.
From November 29 to December 3, five students, including the school’s year 2 diversity prefects, participated in the virtual National Association of Indep...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Christmas hampers and festive treats have been delivered to veterans by a military charity.
Carol Everson, a caseworker with the Bermuda Legion, said deliveries were made to “every war veteran and widow’s household and everyone in nursing homes”.
She...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
They say the early bird catches the worm but one early-rising businessman instead captured an unusual sighting for Bermuda.
Rick Pagnani, the CEO of Newport Reinsurance and a bird enthusiast, was in his office on Reid Street at about 7.45am on Saturd...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A radiation therapy unit has had its accreditation renewed by a top oncology institute.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (BCHC) announced its accreditation from the American College of Radiology today.
David Serratore, the medical physicist at th...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Youngsters will be able to learn maths and technology skills and martial arts as part of a new winter camp.
The science, technology, engineering and maths-based curriculum – known as STEM – will feature coding and robotics, as well as jujitsu, sports...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Work has started on installing solar panels on the roofs of two Government buildings as part of a wider initiative to embrace renewable energy.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works confirmed that work has started at both the Government Admini...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police could use a combination of fixed and mobile speed cameras to clamp down on dangerous driving, it was revealed yesterday.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, head of the roads policing unit, said a request for proposal for speed cameras was discus...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police last night confirmed a complaint had been made to officers over a video that featured violence involving pupils from a private school.
A police spokesman said: “The video has elicited considerable comment from the community, some of which is c...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New travel regulations, including the ability for residents to use their pre-departure test as an arrival test if returning within 72 hours, came into effect yesterday.
Three changes, which have been brought to streamline border protocols, apply to a...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan