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Former Police Commissioner Frederick Bean’s Memorial Procession (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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A Canadian registered sail boat had to be towed in to Bermuda on Friday after is engine and VHF radio failed.
Just after 1pm, Harbour Radio received notification of an “urgency” signal from, Misty Blue II, a 34-foot vessel, which was stranded 15 mil...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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A new winter public bus schedule will cost less to run than the old timetable, a government representative has claimed.
But the spokesman for the Ministry of Transport was unable to confirm how much would be saved.
He said: “I don’t have this figur...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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A teenage singer has almost hit the $17,500 target needed to sign up for an international trip with a touring musical and theatre group.
Quinn Outerbridge, 18, has amassed $15,000 to help fund the trip with Up With People, which starts next month and...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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A community activist has asked the national security ministry to give his anti-violence drive a chance to take part in the fight against gang crime.
Cleveland Simmons said his “caravan of love, peace and healing”, a musical stage designed to visit tr...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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Legislation to address “major gaps” in Bermuda’s mental health system was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the Mental Health Amendment Bill outlined requirements for determining mental capacity, incl...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Santa got a lot of little helpers this weekend when a charity event collected hundreds of gifts for children and families in need.
Gina Spence Productions joined forces with Terceira’s gas stations to collect about 600 toys at the firm’s Warwick loc...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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Russian airlines could be forced to re-register their aircraft in their homeland, which would cut the Bermuda registry by 75 per cent.
Thomas Dunstan, director-general at the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority, said the majority of the aircraft on Berm...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An attempt to drum up 100 jobs hit just over 60 per cent of its target, the House of Assembly heard last Friday.
Wayne Caines, the national security minister, said that a jobs fair this year resulted in 61 confirmed hires.
The jobs ranged from kitche...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
International legal firms who set up in Bermuda will need Bermudian lawyers to tackle cases that involve island law under conditions proposed by the Government.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
