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A barber who played a major role in the Theatre Boycott that helped demolish segregation and whose business served as a hub for the community has died.
Earlston “Scratchie” Lawrence was 95.
Friends said Mr Lawrence, whose shop is on Angle Street in N...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
New school supplies worth $40,000 were delivered this week to Bermuda’s public primary schools.
The goods were given to teachers and pupils on Tuesday and yesterday by group Supporting Public Schools.
Juliana Snelling, a lawyer and the founder of S...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Three teenage boys were arrested after a fight near Hamilton bus terminal.
The trio, aged 15, 17 and 18, were released on bail pending further inquiries after the incident yesterday at about 4.40pm.
Police received information that one of the people ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Crime
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News Staff
More than 20 Clarien Bank employees volunteered their time to doing light landscaping work at WindReach Bermuda, to help with necessary cleanup efforts following Hurricane Humberto.
The staff members devoted half a day on Friday, November 1 to carry...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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This Sunday (November 17), the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation will host a celebration event to highlight the contributions of local tennis enthusiast the late Sammy Wilson and Olympic bronze medalist Clarence Hill.
The Minister of Labour,...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Recently, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP, met with local film maker Milton Raposo to discuss his upcoming documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda.
The Department of Community and Cultura...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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US Consulate General Hamilton is pleased to announce that eleven US colleges and universities will host EducationUSA Academy participants across the United States in summer 2020.
The EducationUSA Academy, a pre-college academic enrichment programme ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Education
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Press Release
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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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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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell