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The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP, is reminding the community, particularly local businesses that the Employment (Maternity Leave Extension and Paternity Leave) Amendment Act takes effect January 1, ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Politics
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Press Release
Kaleidoscope will be having its 7th annual Jamboree Fundraiser on Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 9:30AM-1:30PM in their backyard on the corner of Parsons Road and Jubilee Road in Devonshire.
Kaleidoscope will be bringing the 1975 eco based classi...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Other
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Press Release
A longstanding leader of the British Virgin Islands, Ralph O’Neal, died yesterday. He was 85.
David Burt, the Premier, said Mr O’Neal, who served as the British Overseas Territory’s premier from 2007 to 2011, was BVI’s longest-serving elected represe...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An orphanage and school in Haiti run by Bermudian philanthropist Phillip Rego has suffered through weeks of political unrest in the poverty-stricken country.
Mr Rego said yesterday: “Kids are getting robbed or molested and going with fear all the tim...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Journalists and the public have a role to play in ensuring families have privacy to process the sudden death of a loved one, the sister of the late MP Shawn Crockwell said yesterday.
Juanae Crockwell said the media should wait to release information ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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Other
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The merger of pupils and staff from two middle schools into a single space has created “total mayhem”, a teacher has claimed.
The insider said that the plan for the transfer of teachers and pupils from TN Tatem Middle School to Dellwood Middle Schoo...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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People should grow their own food in backyard farms to help the island combat climate change, a farming expert has said.
Chris Faria, who is aiming to set up a training centre on farmland in Bermuda, outlined the benefits of mini-farming in a talk at...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A low-flying light aircraft is to survey the island this month, it was announced yesterday.
The survey will be carried out by Britain’s Hydrographic Office as part of its Overseas Territories seabed mapping programme.
The aircraft will fly twice dail...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The sister of the late MP Shawn Crockwell demanded answers yesterday on how his sudden death was leaked to the public before his family were told.
Juanae Crockwell complained to the Bermuda Police Service about the disclosure almost 2½ years ago, but...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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Dwayne Caines, the City of Hamilton chief operating officer, thanked the community this morning after a man who stole his bike returned the vehicle.
Mr Caines posted on Facebook that the man, whose picture was made public in connection with the theft...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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