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An 18-year-old student has won a scholarship worth up to $36,000 to study at a top Canadian university.
Eden Robinson was awarded this year’s Dudley & Deborah Butterfield Scholarship and will attend McGill University in Montreal, Canada, to study psy...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Education
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A 29-year-old trainee doctor proved that age was no barrier after he won a three-year medical scholarship.
Matthew Sinclair was awarded the JJ Soares Medical Scholarship to help fund his studies at the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Mr Sinclair, ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Health
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The $88 million Bermuda Infrastructure Fund was set up to provide capital for private companies as well as public projects, one of its co-founders has explained.
But the only known cash injection since its launch more than 14 months ago — when it was...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Thousands of reggae fans danced and sang as reggae superstar Buju Banton shone at the weekend.
Banton told the crowd at a packed Unity Festival Bermuda: “Tonight is the reunification of Buju Banton and Bermuda.
“I want to fall in love with you like...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Other
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An abandoned car has sat outside a Bermuda Housing Corporation property for more than a year, the head of the residents’ association said yesterday.
Charles Jeffers, who lives at Lily Park in St George’s, said the car was an eyesore and had been used...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An amateur photographer caught a “spectacular” waterspout on camera when it appeared off North Shore yesterday.
Adrian Cunningham rushed to grab his zoom lens after he was alerted to the phenomenon by his wife, Victoria, at their home in Smith’s.
The...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Almost two thirds of properties bought from a top estate agent this year were bought with cash.
Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty said the number of buyers who did not need a mortgage had grown “exponentially” since 2010.
The firm’s midsummer update als...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Department of the Registry General and the Office of Intellectual Property are reminding the public to take the necessary steps to protect their intellectual property rights.
Intellectual property (IP) qualifies as something novel or the intangi...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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Other
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Press Release
Lessons from Cup Match will help police and other organisations plan future operations after a Joint Agency Command Centre was used for the first time at the event.
St George’s Cricket Club and representatives from the Government, police, the Bermuda...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents were warned to beware of telephone and internet scams after a reported incident this afternoon.
Police said they were advised of calls that appeared to be from a telephone number in Chad which disconnected after two rings.
Phoning back the ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter