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The Premier left the island for a trade mission to Mexico yesterday to drum up jobs and investment in Bermuda.
A government spokeswoman said Mr Burt would meet hotel development business heads, technology business leaders, high net-worth individuals ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2019 lifeguard season came to a close this week.
The Ministry of Public Works said that park rangers would patrol the South Shore parks and beaches but there would be no static stations until next year’s season begins in April.
A ministry spokesw...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Warwick Academy students showed their school spirit for Giving Tuesday yesterday, starting with students dressing in blue, the school colour.
Jane Vickers, the school’s director of development, said the school’s annual giving day had taken a new twis...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents were reminded to help enforce standards at childcare centres as Bermuda marks World Children’s Day today.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the Department of Health had enhanced its oversight of daycare and increased the number of visits ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation that will allow employees to take out a quarter of their private pensions as a lump sum on retirement was passed by MPs last Friday.
The National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Amendment Act 2019 will now require non-Bermudian wor...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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Politics
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A young mother who died of cancer could have lived if the disease had been spotted earlier, an overseas expert said yesterday.
Michael Leitman, the chief of general surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital in New York, said that if Latifa Maybury’...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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A Canadian man pleaded guilty to six charges of bank fraud in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Christopher McMeel, 28, was accused of possessing seven fake debit cards and a magnetic card strip reader intended to create fake debit cards.
McMeel, from Mo...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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Court
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The latest Labour Force Survey will begin tomorrow with telephone and in-the-field interviews.
A government spokeswoman said only selected homes would be required to participate in the survey, organised by the Department of Statistics, but the select...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The former executive director of the Bermuda National Gallery has been appointed to a new post at the National Museum of Bermuda.
Lisa Howie will be responsible for the implementation of the new NMB education strategy as director of learning and eng...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
This past Saturday, Saltus was delighted to host the 30th Annual Bermuda Junior Service League’s (BJSL) National Schools Debating Tournament.
The tournament saw teams from five schools: Sandys Secondary Middle School, the Bermuda High School, Somers...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Press Release