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All postal locations will be closed for three hours on Wednesday so that employees can attend a full staff meeting.
The Bermuda Post Office announced the closure will take place from 8.30am to 11.30am.
A spokeswoman said: “The BPO notes that regular ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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News Staff
A lawyer is on a mission to inspire black girls and women around the world.
Shaunté Simons, 25, started a blog last September and now she has more than 75,000 followers around the world.
Ms Simons said she launched Black, Beautiful and Blessed in a b...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Four years ago, Karen Plianthos set to out to launch a fundraiser to help cover the costs of a friend’s bachelorette party while cleaning up Bermuda’s waters.
Since then, the Cash Trash Bash has become an annual tradition, raising almost $10,000 for ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Nurse of the Year for 2018 has donated $1,000 to a diabetes charity after holding a birthday fundraiser.
Genieve Williams-Hart said that she and her husband, Jamal Hart, used his birthday party to raise the money.
She explained: “My husband was t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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More adults can learn how to help prevent child sexual abuse in Bermuda thanks to a five-figure donation to charity.
Saving Children And Revealing Secrets received $10,000 from the Argo Foundation after representatives explained the value of its work...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A team of women have banded together to offer a range of support services in a single location in Hamilton.
Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda and the Women’s Resource Centre will be joined by a family law expert and counsellor at their shared premises ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Middle and senior school girls are invited to take part in an essay contest to mark International Women’s Day.
Participants are to write a 200-word essay answering the question: “What does female empowerment mean to you?”
The contest is being organi...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The business world was spared big tax hikes as the Minister of Finance delivered his first Budget yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson said that the anticipated revenues for the next financial year were about $1.118 billion — $28.6 million or 2.6 per cent hig...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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Budget
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A hush fell on the House of Assembly yesterday as all eyes turned to Curtis Dickinson when he rose to deliver his first Budget.
Mr Dickinson, who took the finance portfolio in November 2018, acknowledged the milestone.
He told MPs that he represented...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A bigger selection of sweet treats will be taxed at 75 per cent when the Government launches the next phase of its assault on sugar.
The rate of duty on items already affected is 50 per cent, with the additional 25 per cent due to be implemented from...
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter