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A driver escaped serious injury after a car overturned and landed on the waterside off Harbour Road.
The car hit a wall and sustained extensive damage at about 11am yesterday in Paget.
Temporary traffic diversions were in effect as the damaged car wa...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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More than $1 million was given to education-related non-profits last year, the Bank of Bermuda Foundation announced.
The philanthropic organisation said that the $1.1 million for education was part of about $2.7 million in total grants to 60 local n...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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A strategic plan for public service reform came into effect today after being approved by Cabinet.
Cherie Whitter, the Deputy Head of the Public Service, has given up her duties as Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, and will work full time o...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A strategic plan for public service reform came into effect today after being approved by Cabinet.
Cherie Whitter, the Deputy Head of the Public Service, has given up her duties as Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, and will work full time o...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ryan Robinson Perinchief has become the first Bermudian to be nominated for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for development work in the community.
Mr Perinchief, who runs the Future Leaders Bermuda programme for Bermuda’s youth, is one of four regional...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Meetings are to be held next month to discuss the future of Bermuda’s municipalities.
A ten-day consultation period over the future operation of the Corporations of Hamilton and St George’s, came to an end on Friday.
Now two meetings will be held on...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
He was Bermuda’s longest-serving premier and a successful businessman — but Sir John Swan said that his proudest achievement was to unite the people.
Sir John was speaking at a dinner hosted by the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club to mark Black History...
DATE: Feb 25, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A manual will be produced to make the Public Accounts Committee more effective and improve public awareness of its role.
It comes after Stephen McGinness, the Clerk of the House of Commons’ PAC, visited the island for two weeks to offer insight to th...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A second-hand store has reopened to help a senior and community activist pay for medical bills after he was battered and robbed.
Cleveland Simmons, 76, said: “All kinds of people and businesses have donated items to me to help me out. It has been a l...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The City of Hamilton renewed its call to retailers and restaurants to apply for wheelie bins.
About 150 bins have been distributed so far this year, after the City announced they would soon become mandatory.
The scheme is intended to reduce the numbe...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff