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The One Bermuda Alliance will be an effective Opposition party despite its depleted ranks, its new leader promised today.
Cole Simons said a mix of former MPs and other candidates who stood for the party in the October General Election, will work tog...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Environmental campaigners and health groups have joined forces to fight the introduction of controversial 5G communications technology.
Greenrock, Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, Ocean Rock Wellness, Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technol...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Progressive Labour Party stalwart, teacher and trade unionist has died aged 98.
Ann Pindar, who ran as a candidate for the PLP in 1968 and 1976 elections, was hailed by the party as a pioneer in the Bermuda labour movement.
A party spokeswoman said...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
“Unprecedented” unemployment in the island’s “worst jobs crisis in modern times” stands at double 2019 levels, the labour minister warned yesterday.
Jason Hayward said further losses were expected with “large scale redundancies in hospitality and fin...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A veteran waiter at now-shuttered Fairmont Southampton forced to sleep rough after he was ordered to quit staff accommodation ten days ago said the way he was treated was “inhumane”.
George Uy, who had worked at the resort, for a decade, said he spen...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 38-year-old man has denied a sex assault on a woman.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty to the charge in Magistrates’ Court.
The offence is alleged to have happened on June 14 last year in Pembroke.
Magistrate T...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A young sailor forced to sit out a role in a 40,000-mile clipper race around the world is ready to get her sea legs again.
Chanara Smith-Rookes, 21, was fast-tracked to represent Bermuda in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race before it was...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
UK retirees in some overseas territories have seen pension increases frozen – but Bermuda residents have not been affected.
Lord Randall said In a debate in the House of Lords in a “probing amendment” about a potential increase in pensions earlier t...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who developed an app that helps commuters keep track of the ferry service said that she hoped to add a feature that would follow the boats in real time.
Maude Chiasson, 33, said that she released her free app Transportation Bermuda at the beg...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda High School opened its new $12.2 million Innovation Centre, arts wing and theatre yesterday — and promised the state-of-the-art facilities will be open to pupils from other schools across the island.
The project, funded by 320 donors, has bee...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall