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Police named a man shot dead outside his home as Paul Johnson, as they announced a 21-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the murder.
Officers said they believed Mr Johnson, 33, was gunned down by a man who had lain in wait at his house...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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Phillip “Phoopa” Anderson, a councillor for the Town of St George and an ambassador for the East End, has died.
Mr Anderson was 58.
He was a fixture in the town who ran the Visitor Information Centre on Kings Square and led tours around the area.
Ren...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s public school system is past fixing, the president of a primary school parent-teacher association warned yesterday.
Danielle Riviere, the president of the West Pembroke Primary School Parent Teacher Association, said that it was time that ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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Seniors are expected to see an increase in their pensions after MPs backed a rise in payments.
Legislators supported raising the amount by 1.4 per cent although Opposition members claimed the rate was “embarrassing”.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Thomas Lightbourne has been hired as brand events manager, the Bermuda Tourism Authority announced today.
The young Bermudian talent moves over from the Corporation of Hamilton where he had eight years of experience in event management and marketing,...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Bermuda’s chief medical officer is to be released from routine administrative tasks under new legislation approved Friday by MPs.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said requirements for the job had included “wholly inappropriate” tasks.
These inclu...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A surge in work-permit approvals emerged in figures provided in the House of Assembly for September through November.
Work-permits applications suffered a backlog earlier this year, and the minister in charge switched on November 1 in a Cabinet reshu...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A seniors home was transformed into a party scene when residents, visitors and staff gathered for a Christmas lunch and carol singing.
Westmeath Residential and Nursing Care Home welcomed about 120 people for the event.
Tinsel, baubles and decorative...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Bermuda Chapter announces the Chamberlain Scholarship Award winner Ms. Katie Bennett, the Advancement Officer at the National Museum of Bermuda (NMB). This scholarship provides funding for Ms. Bennet...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Department of Public Transportation staff have come together to support a former colleague with a donation to help with medical expenses.
Today they handed a cheque for $2,260 to the family of Anthony Lodge, a former dispatcher and inspector with the...
DATE: Dec 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell