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An investigation has been launched into a blaze that swept across Devonshire Marsh at the weekend.
A patch at the northern verge of the marsh along Vesey Street continued to smoulder yesterday morning, despite heavy rain on Sunday.
The Bermuda Fire a...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ephraim Georges, a judge from Dominica who served in Bermuda from 1984 to 1988, has died at the age of 82.
Mr Georges was the brother of former Bermuda Court of Appeals president Telford Georges, who died in Barbados in 2005.
He was Called to the Bar...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A missing American teenager was found dead yesterday.
Mark Dombroski, 19, was found at Fort Prospect, Devonshire, yesterday afternoon, a day and a half after he disappeared in the wake of a night out in Hamilton with friends.
Acting Assistant Commiss...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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A community group braved heavy rain at the weekend to launch a commemoration of the life of Nelson Mandela, a peace activist and former president of South Africa.
The Walk Together event saw a dozen residents visit historical areas across Hamilton to...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The owner of the bar where Mark Dombroski was last seen alive said the teenager was not drunk when he left.
Frank Arnold, owner of the Dog House bar on Front Street, said: “He was not sober, but he was not intoxicated.
“That’s why we allowed him to ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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Specialists with a track record of tackling failures in mathematics, English and science were taken off the job, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
Secretary General Mike Charles said teachers were “flabbergasted” that the education ministry...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A grant paid to two healthcare clinics in the wake of cuts in fees for MRI and CT medical scans was funded through a vacant post, the Senate heard yesterday.
Progressive Labour Party senator Crystal Caesar said no extra money was paid to the health ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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Politics
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Kim Smith has taken over as executive director at the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce.
Alma Dismont and Lynne Matcham have also joined the board at BEST, whose long-serving chief advocacy officer Stuart Hayward retired at the beginning...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A police officer today injured his leg in a crash while taking part in the motorcycle training course.
The incident involved one vehicle and happened on South Road, Paget, at about 10.30am.
The officer suffered a minor injury and was treated at the s...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A float-building workshop for the Bermuda Day parade is to be held this weekend.
Christopher Naylor, a float expert from Sandys Middle School, will demonstrate how to build and decorate a traditional float.
Members of the public are also invited to r...
DATE: Mar 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell