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A Portuguese dinner will be hosted tonight by the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club as part of celebrations of Portuguese culture in Bermuda.
The dinner is the first of several events to celebrate Portuguese culture throughout 2019 leading up to the p...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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Other
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Press Release
The Director of Public Prosecutions was appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court yesterday.
John Rankin, the Governor, announced that Larry Mussenden will take up the role when Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves retires in July.
Mr Rankin: “I am conf...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A contract between the Government’s communications team and a media organisation run by a former Progressive Labour Party MP raised questions from the Opposition yesterday.
Susan Jackson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, called for clarification over the...
DATE: Mar 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Over 100 student leaders were provided with tools to enhance their leadership skills at a Youth Empowerment Summit (Yes!) on the weekend.
The students participated in workshops designed to develop leadership skills at various levels, and to allow the...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A woman was accused yesterday of handling a shotgun, a revolver and almost 500 rounds of ammunition
Tonae Perinchief-Leader, 29, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with four offences, all alleged to have taken place in Sandys on July 6, 2015.
The char...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton launched a legal battle yesterday to stop the Government turning it into an unelected quango.
The Corporation took action in the courts a day before the Senate is expected to vote on the Municipalities Reform Act — designe...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Other
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Mystery sores afflicting invasive lionfish in the US and Caribbean have not been found on fish in Bermuda waters, environmental experts said yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources added that it was not expect...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Other
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Britain will be pressured to sort out problems with passport codes on Bermudian passports printed in the UK, the Cabinet Office minister said on Monday.
Walton Brown earlier said he hoped there would be progress on the passport problem, which has cau...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Smaller cars could be on the cards for the Cabinet to cut costs, the public works minister has warned.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that there was no need for the number of full-size sedans run by the Government.
He added that downsizing effor...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A statue in honour of a Bermudian-born slave who became a significant figure in the abolitionist movement in Britain is to be honoured with a statue.
Mary Prince used her tragic life story to highlight the cruelty of the trade in human beings and bol...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell