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The Family Centre today marked the International Day of Families with a call to do more to help people who struggle to cope.
Martha Dismont, executive director at the centre, said that the latest statistics showed that average personal gross income d...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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News Staff
The Government is to switch to an online version of its official gazette, MPs heard yesterday. Lovitta Foggo, government reform minister said the change would remove an “administrative burden” that cost the taxpayer $319,000 a year.
Ms Foggo told the...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The “future leaders” at Bermuda Press Holdings Limited have been celebrated for making the grade at the Institute of Leadership and Management.
The training at BPHL, the parent of The Royal Gazette, was part of the company’s mission to boost its serv...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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News Staff
Cancer care experts have backed a ban on sunscreen linked to the death of coral reefs.
Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre said it was aware of evidence that big-name brands of sunscreen which contain oxybenzone and octinoxate had been linked to coral ble...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dunkley’s Dairy managers told a court yesterday that they could not remember an employee accused of causing death by careless driving complain about a steering problem with his truck.
Kyle Dailey, sales manager at the company, said Clinton Smith had ...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Court
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A 67-year-old man who sprayed a neighbour with insecticide was sentenced yesterday to probation.
Harold Smith, of St George’s. previously pleaded guilty to the assault that occurred in November.
Magistrates’ Court heard that the complainant was ass...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Crime
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A judge has rejected businessman Wendall Brown’s attempt to have a government lawsuit against him and one of his companies thrown out.
The civil action accused Mr Brown and Zane DeSilva, a Progressive Labour Party MP, of profiting from their former p...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Bermuda College celebrated the graduation of 142 students yesterday.
Hundreds of family and friends cheered as the students collected their qualifications.
Zita Pitt, who earned an associate in science (nursing) degree said students had overcome prob...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three men were arrested after police conducted a raid linked to “an ongoing firearms investigation” yesterday.
Up to 20 police officers set up a roadblock at Boaz Island in Sandys.
A police spokesman said police officers executed warrants on properti...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Endeavour community sailing programme has been promised support from investment management firm Orbis.
The charity announced yesterday that it will benefit from a multiyear investment from the company.
Jennifer Pitcher of Endeavour said: “The par...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
