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Plans to ban single use plastics in Bermuda were highlighted by the home affairs minister at an international forum.
Walter Roban told the virtual Financial Times Global Boardroom event that the island was leading the way on climate change.
Mr Roban...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A civil servant tasked with the creation of a service standards training programme was today announced as the winner of last month’s Public Service Excellence Award.
Ashjuana Thomas, the talent management partner at the Department of Employee and Org...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A hydroponic farm fuelled by renewable energy could soon be introduced to the island, according to a recent job listing.
The listing – published by Executemps Ltd on behalf of Cardinal Farms Ltd on Wednesday – sought an electrical manager for a “comp...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A murderer jailed for 25 years can challenge his conviction in the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice has ruled.
The move came after Wolda Gardner made an application to the Supreme Court in August for his conviction to be quashed because he claimed ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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
