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Charles Gosling, the embattled Mayor of Hamilton, has defended the corporation against blame for the “fiasco” of the failed Par-la-Ville resort development.
Mr Gosling spoke in the wake of a proposal by the Ministry of Home Affairs to either turn the...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Audubon Society is holding a bluebird box construction workshop this Saturday.
The workshop will take place in the Jack King Building at the Botanical Gardens from 10am.
There will be a brief talk about bluebirds, why they require boxes ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The public is invited to attend the final day of an international science conference focusing on diabetes.
The annual Bermuda Principles Impact Conference introduces an Education Day this year which will be open to the public on Saturday at the Fairm...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A kite designing contest has been launched to decorate the new terminal of LF Wade International Airport.
The contest, held by Aecon Group Inc and Bermuda Skyport Corporation Ltd, called for community members to submit drawn designs.
Ten winners will...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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A Bill designed to address gaps in the Mental Health Act of 1968 was passed on Friday.
The Bill for the Mental Health Amendment Act 2018 was approved after MPs from both sides said they welcomed proposed changes to improve care for mental health pati...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Bermuda Health Council is announcing a 2019 research collaboration with The Family Centre, a Bermuda charity.
To enhance the delivery of health services and better understand social determinants of health here in Bermuda, the Health Council will ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
MPs donated their DNA to help medical science.
Carika Weldon, a Bermudian scientist at Oxford University in Britain, was at the House of Assembly last Friday to collect DNA samples as part of a study into genetic factors that led to diabetes.
The pro...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four of five new trash trucks suffered minor damage during offloading but are expected to be in use this month.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, shared the news in his ministerial statement during Friday’s return to Parliamen...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A clerk from the British Parliament, who spent two weeks on the island working with Bermuda’s Public Accounts Committee, returned to the UK on Saturday.
Stephen McGinness, a Clerk of the House of Commons’ PAC, visited to help the Bermuda committee wi...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s newest soldiers joined up for the first of this year’s two Recruit Camps.
A total of 25 men and women were issued their uniforms and kit as they prepare for a tough two weeks of new style basic training in Recruit Camp Alpha.
Private Le-...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff