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The annual Lindo’s to Lindo’s fundraising walk will return this year in virtual form to combat the threat of diabetes in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event, organised by the Bermuda Diabetes Association and the Lindo’s Group of Companies, ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A luxury superyacht owned by a multimillionaire Russian banker has found a vacation berth in Bermuda.
Amaryllis, a 257 foot-long superyacht, was seen tied up alongside at the Hamilton Princess yesterday.
The luxury vessel was earlier docked in St...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former island resident who lost his wife, three children and mother-in-law in a plane crash disaster two years ago today has thanked Bermuda with a total of $446,000 in donations to island charities.
Paul Njoroge, who worked at the Bank of Butterfi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Minister of Education today pledged to provide professional development for educators which he described as critical to the success of education reform.
Government is considering closing nine primary schools as part of wide-ranging reforms which ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Authorities in Bermuda will tomorrow take part in a tsunami training exercise along with some Caribbean countries.
A Government spokeswoman said: “The annual CARIBE WAVE 2021 regional tsunami training exercise will take place tomorrow, March 11.
“As ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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A ban was today slapped on night-time events at Government properties after police were forced to break up a party of more than 100 people in the Botanical Gardens at the weekend.
A spokesman for the public works ministry said: “The need to promote t...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The teachers’ union is prepared to fight redundancies proposed as part of a major shake-up of the schools system, the organisation’s general secretary has said.
Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said: “We have not b...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Three convicted gunmen yesterday claimed their trials were tainted by unconstitutional jury selection in the Supreme Court.
Leveck Roberts, Quincy Brangman and Khyri Smith-Williams asked to have their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal in the...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People are being urged to removed abandoned cars or risk having them disposed of by the City of Hamilton.
A spokeswoman said: “The City of Hamilton is appealing to offending members of the public to please remove their abandoned vehicles from within ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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Police and staff from the Transport Control Department will be carrying out vehicle checks tomorrow and Friday.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said: “These exercises will target persons who are operating vehicles in violation of the Motor Car Act...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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