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A writer and researcher said better education about the impact of Portuguese people on Bermuda is needed.
Sandra Rouja said the contribution of people of Portuguese heritage to Bermuda had been overlooked in schools.
She added: “I think the Portugues...
DATE: Nov 02, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
Crowds of Portuguese residents gathered to cheer and wave flags to welcome the president of the Azores government to Bermuda today.
Vasco Cordeiro touched down in Bermuda as part of celebrations leading up to the public holiday on Monday to celebrate...
DATE: Nov 02, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A block party to celebrate 170 years of Portuguese culture in Bermuda brought a sea of colour to the streets of Hamilton tonight.
More than 1,000 people packed Reid Street, where the area around the Vasco da Gama Club has been closed off until midnig...
DATE: Nov 02, 2019
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A British child protection campaigner said last week she envied the progress made by a Bermudian child sex abuse prevention charity.
Marilyn Hawes added that Saving Children and Revealing Secrets had “nailed it”.
She was speaking after she met Scars ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
The Minister of Public Works said yesterday he expected to get a recommendation for the replacements for two bridges inside the next few weeks.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the deadline for submissions on replacements for the Swing Bridge and ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An organisation designed to develop the booming vacation rental market has been set up.
Susan Armstrong and Andrea Brown, executive members of the Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation Home Owners, said the group could help owners with problems such...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians holding the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants designation can now be recognised professionally in Bermuda, in a field where only members of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Bermuda had been previously accorded recogni...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A photography competition for schoolchildren in memory of international TV pioneer and Bermuda resident Reg Grundy has been launched.
The Dr Reg Grundy Annual Youth Photography Competition was organised by the National Museum of Bermuda and Joy Grund...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian researcher found a home away from home when she took part in an exchange trip to Sweden.
Joni Charles was a guest lecturer in the economics division at Mälardalen University in the city of Västerås last month.
Dr Charles, who has taught a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda should plan for the reception of foreign aid after natural disasters such as hurricanes, a disaster expert has said.
Steve Cosham, the Government’s National Disaster Co-ordinator and team leader for the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan