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An elderly American couple have been terrorised in their room at the Pompano Beach Club.
The offender brandished a blunt object and demanded cash from the victims, a 75-year-old man and his 73-year-old wife, between 3.15am and 3.20am on Sunday. He th...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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Crime
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s groundbreaking collaboration with Google has earned a prestigious industry award. At the Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards this week, the Bermuda Tourism Authority and its marketi...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Today the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP MP met with Bermuda’s 2019 Writer-in-Residence and guest author Andrea Stuart.
Ms Stuart is on the island to facilitate a three-week Writer-In-Residence programme w...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Saltus will welcome back Dr. Michael Thompson, renowned psychologist and co-author of many popular parenting books including New York Best Seller - ‘Raising Cain’ on Tuesday, 29th January 2019. Dr. Thompson has been working with the school since 2017...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Parents were urged to find out the facts when the health minister called on them to ensure their families were vaccinated today.
Kim Wilson said misinformation and hearsay meant people had become resistant to life-saving preventive treatment.
The Dep...
DATE: Jan 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The historic Perot Post Office on Hamilton’s Queen Street reopened yesterday after a major refurbishment.
Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said the renovated post office will now be the home of the Bermuda Philatelic Bureau, which u...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s gambling regulator splashed out almost $600,000 on legal services over the past two years, it was revealed yesterday.
The figure was reported as the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission published details in the Official Gazette of all the co...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Customs officers handed out snacks and sodas to the public yesterday as part of an attempt to boost the profile of the department’s work.
Sharmette Pond, the Assistant Collector of Customs, said that officers had received a “great response”.
Ms Po...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Almost $9 million worth of contracts covering a four-year period have been handed out by the Bermuda Hospitals Board, it has been revealed.
Cleaning and landscape companies, management services and external medical training were all included in the l...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man caught riding a motorcycle with three passengers, including two children, was fined $2,500 and banned from the roads for a year yesterday.
Keevon Smith was pulled over by police with another man and the man’s two children also on the bike.
Seni...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes