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A missing man has been found dead, the Bermuda Police Service confirmed yesterday.
A police spokesman said 65-year-old Colin “Shoemaker” Fubler’s body was found by officers at about 8.20am on Wednesday at a derelict house on Parsons Road in Pembroke....
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new programme in Bermuda’s schools will help children develop their reading skills.
Education minister Diallo Rabain said teachers had been trained on the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum, which has been introduced to preschool, P1 and P2 cla...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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News Staff
A rocket launch from the US East Coast, which had been delayed until this evening, has been put off because of high winds.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the launch had been rescheduled until tomorrow at 4.21pm Bermuda time.
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DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A cruise ship rerouted to Bermuda after a scare over a deadly coronavirus strain delayed its scheduled trip to the Bahamas tied up in Dockyard yesterday.
Minibus operators waiting for the Anthem of the Seas said taxi numbers in Dockyard were down des...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A pair of pitbulls that savaged family pets have still not been found, a Government spokeswoman said today.
The Ministry of Home Affairs spokeswoman confirmed that the dogs had not been found, despite a search by animal wardens, who have worked with ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition to the renaming of Somers Day to honour a Bermudian hero of the abolition of slavery movement in Britain was “mind boggling”, a government minister has said.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said that the...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seniors were treated to an afternoon of entertainment and thanks at the Bermuda Housing Trust’s annual tea.
The event, at St Paul’s Church hall in Paget, celebrated the contributions made to the island by the non-profit organisation’s 196 tenants.
Va...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
A veteran Bermuda teacher and education administrator has lost her Supreme Court bid to have the appointment of the Commissioner of Education quashed.
Gina Tucker claimed that she had “not been fairly treated or properly considered” for the job, whi...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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A drive-in movie night in Hamilton, which proved a success last year, is returning next month.
A double feature on Saturday, March 7 will show at the City Hall car park, where entry will be free, with food vendors on hand and servers on roller skates...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have launched a back-to-the-future bid to get police closer to the people they serve in the wake of a string of shooting incidents.
Commissioner of Police Steven Corbishley said that a walkabout held in Hamilton yesterday was part of an effort...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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