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Police warned motorcyclists to be vigilant of their bikes after a recent string of thefts of personal items.
The Bermuda Police Service recommended that personal items be removed from bike seats and storage boxes when left unattended, particularly ov...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Hospitals have joined the list of places off-limits to drones from today.
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority made areas around the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Paget and the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute in Devonshire no-fly zones for con...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda’s long-time connection with Mount Allison University, in Sackville, New Brunswick, continues with the recent signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the University and Bermuda College.
The MOU will open pathways for credit transf...
DATE: Jul 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
An attempt was made to “cover up” the people responsible for “violence” when protesters were pepper-sprayed outside Parliament, the Premier has claimed.
David Burt said his government would keep pursuing the truth about what happened during a demonst...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The history of abolitionist and National Hero Mary Prince is to be the focus of a series of events this summer.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, told the House that special tours designed to showcase Mary Prince’s B...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A homeowner near a former golf course where the new owners want to build 18 luxury homes said yesterday that the plan by developers was “putting up buildings for rich people and to enrich themselves”.
The objector, who asked not to be named, added th...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Improvements will be made to Port Royal Golf Course in advance of the first PGA Bermuda Championship in the autumn.
Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, told the House that he would provide an itemised list of the work to be done on t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A trainee doctor with a family tradition of medicine took a step closer to achievement of her dream after she won a top scholarship.
Chioma Nwasike, 25, was awarded the Robert and Margaret Harvey Medical Scholarship for her outstanding academic achie...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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Other
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Five prison inmates have been awarded their GEDs in a ceremony held at the Co-Educational Facility.
Daymon Simmons, Dion Cholmondeley, Detré Ford, André Richardson and Mikiel Thomas all successfully completed the GED programme.
Mr Simmons also succes...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was in custody last night after he allegedly caused a disturbance on a flight from England, which had to be diverted to Bermuda.
A police spokesman explained: “It appears that a TUI Airways flight en route from Manchester, UK, diverted to LF Wa...
DATE: Jul 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter