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An all-female panel comprised four Bermudian academics and an American professor presented research on Bermuda as part of a two-day conference hosted by the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford, entitled “Racialisation and Publicness in...
DATE: Jul 18, 2019
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Other
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Press Release
A scheme to swap old-style incandescent light bulbs for free LED light bulbs has been unveiled by the Department of Energy.
The Government offered a swap scheme for a single bulb in May, but from this week members of the public can swap up to ten lig...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A failed housing development will be launched as a hotel-style complex today.
The Bermudiana Beach resort is the reincarnation of the Grand Atlantic scheme on South Shore, Warwick, where a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled to take place.
A sign wi...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An all-girl debating team has notched up Bermuda’s best performance at an international competition yesterday.
The Independent Bermuda team was pipped at the post in the finals by South Korea at the Heart of Europe debating competition in Olomouc, Cz...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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An Opposition MP has questioned why audit experts were ordered to carry out an investigation into the Department of Child and Family Services.
Scott Pearman, the Shadow Attorney-General, claimed it made “no sense” to have the Department of Internal A...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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Other
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A schoolboy missing since last week has been found, a police spokesman said last night.
The spokesman said Brittonie Taylor, 15, was located “earlier this evening safe and well”.
He added: “The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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A refusal by the Government to release information about the cost of its legal fight against same-sex marriage will be reviewed by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
The news came after The Royal Gazette made a public access to information reque...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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A murderous gunman who chased down and shot a man in 2017 was sentenced to life behind bars yesterday.
Kiari Tucker, 23, was jailed for a minimum of 35 years for the murder of Morlan Steede, a Jamaican-born father of one.
Tucker was told he must serv...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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Court
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The wood waste backlog at Tynes Bay is now cleared and hauler dumping services have resumed as normal, the Ministry of Public Works said this morning.
Wood waste deliveries to the Tynes Bay plant were stopped yesterday due to the build-up of dumped ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A total of eight firefighters have been confirmed as lieutenants at a special ceremony.
The event celebrated the men and women who retained their positions at the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Services after a year in the role.
Lieutenant Russann Francis, ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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