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Saturday evening marked the official close of the Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) Centennial celebrations. The date, February 1, 2020, was observed with a modest ceremony at the BUT headquarters at 72 Teacher’s Place on Church Street which officially...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A man was hurt when he fell from a ladder in Hamilton Parish today.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service was called out at 5.25pm after a report that a 67-year-old fell from a height of about 7ft.
It was understood the man hurt his right shoulder.
Fou...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Process times for some planning applications will be “greatly reduced” thanks to a new scheme, the home affairs minister pledged today.
Walter Roban said that the change allowed the Development Applications Board to delegate the power to grant or re...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A motorcyclist remained in a stable condition in hospital today after a crash with a truck.
The 20-year-old Smith’s man suffered a serious leg injury in the collision at the junction of Middle Road and Verdmont Road, Smith’s at about 11.10am yesterda...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Christmas cheer carried over into January as the Pembroke Rotary Club announced the winners of the 2019 Christmas Essay Competition.
The annual contest has run for the past four years, and is open to both public and private schools at the primary, mi...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the application period for the Dr. Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarship will open on February 10. The application period will conclude on 30 April 2020.
The Ministry of Health awards the...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
The Ministry of Health wishes to remind the public that tomorrow is the deadline to complete the Bermuda Health Strategy: Public Survey at www.forum.gov.bm as part of the community consultation to set Bermuda’s vision and strategy for health for 2020...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A contract for an energy project at the National Sports Centre has not yet been awarded, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport has revealed.
Lovitta Foggo was speaking after questions were tabled in Parliament by Craig Cannonier, the Op...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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Other
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Two trailblazers are to be celebrated at a dinner to mark Black History Month at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club.
Ruth Thomas and Gil Tucker will speak about their personal experiences and the importance of black history at the event.
Ms Thomas, a...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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Shots were fired at a house last night, police said.
A police spokesman said several shots were fired at the property, but no one was injured.
Officers examined the scene, in Scott’s Lane South, just off Khyber Heights Road in Warwick.
Police were al...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter