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A Rastafarian artist yesterday vowed to rebuild his distinctive red, gold and green VW Beetle after it was wrecked by fire.
Perry Butterfield’s “Lion Bug”, a familiar sight on the roads across the island for years, was gutted in a blaze thought to ha...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
The seas around Bermuda have already started to suffer from damage caused by climate change, an island researcher has warned.
Nick Bates, a senior scientist and director of research at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science, said Bermuda’s waters had...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Union negotiators and the Government should go head-to-head until a deal is struck over union decertification votes, an Opposition MP said last night.
Jarion Richardson, the shadow labour minister, said: “We recommend the negotiators enter a room, B...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A solar farm at the airport could be operational soon, the Government said yesterday.
Jeanne Nikolai, the Government’s director of energy, said the developers were “very close” to finishing the commissioning process.
She added: “It could be as soon a...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Six students from Warwick Academy achieved 40 or more points in their International Baccalaureate in a first for the school, headteacher David Horan has revealed.
The private school – the oldest in Bermuda and said to be the oldest continuously funct...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An encore charity showing of the biopic of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will be held this week after the massive success of last week’s premiere.
Va Va Productions decided to stage a second performance of the smash hit Respect, starring Jennifer Hu...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
More than 70 students have been given a leg-up to continue their education through this year’s Government scholarships and awards scheme.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, unveiled the award winners yesterday and congratulated the winners for...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A star pupil has won a four-year scholarship and plans to study computer science in Canada.
Genevieve Lau, who studied at the Bermuda High School for Girls, was awarded this year’s Dudley and Deborah Butterfield Scholarship, worth more than $7,000 a...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A jump in coronavirus cases has led to four extra students getting scholarships to study abroad.
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club handed over $40,000 to education charity Knowledge Quest after the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix had to reduce its planned e...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Competitors are set to return to the beach next month as the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition returns.
Hannah Emmerson, the event organiser, said the Horseshoe Bay competition was given the green light to go ahead on September 4, with appropriate Covid...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes