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A new headteacher has been announced for St Johnsbury Academy, an independent boarding school in northern Vermont popular with Bermudian students.
Sharon Howell, whose last post was principal at Indian Springs School in Birmingham, Alabama, will succ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “light-hearted” family event to discuss end of life options will be held tomorrow in Warwick.
Dubbed “the Departure Lounge” and brought by the group Final Steps, the day of activities is aimed at reckoning with mortality.
Jasen Moniz, one of the gr...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Community leaders marked Mental Health Awareness Day with an event on the City Hall steps yesterday.
Health minister Kim Wilson, Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute vice-president of clinical operations Preston Swan and Hamilton mayor Charles Gosling del...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s youth and community at large will learn about the importance of volunteering in the third sector at a family friendly event this Sunday.
Some 21 non-profit organisations will have a presence at the Allied World Family Community Day which t...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A cahow made an unexpected appearance off the coast of Massachusetts. Cahows, also known as Bermuda petrel, are indigenous to the island, but spend most of their lives at sea.
The sighting was made during an offshore pelagic birdwatching trip to the ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An investigation into Bermuda’s history of “land grabs” has taken a step closer with confirmation from the Government yesterday that a group of people were asked to form a Commission of Inquiry.
It came after a social justice advocate said the offici...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity that supports and empowers women has seen demand soar in recent months, its executive director revealed.
Elaine Butterfield said that a combination of factors including a more central location has led to a spike in service provision at the ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The former chief executive of the Bermuda Health Council was told that the organisation’s decision to sack her could not be judged as a matter of public law.
Tawanna Wedderburn applied for a judicial review in the Supreme Court, alleging that the ter...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The chairwoman of the Bermuda End-to-End is hanging up her boots after more than two decades on the board.
Anne Mello, a board member since 1993 and chairwoman since 2001, said her personal highlight was knowing the difference the event makes for loc...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A trip by the tourism minister to entice billionaire boat owners to visit Bermuda is “blatant hypocrisy”, an Opposition MP said.
Leah Scott, the shadow tourism minister, said that Zane DeSilva’s trip to the Monaco Yacht Show showed “the irony or bla...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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Other
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