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Two people are believed injured after a collision this morning near the Paget traffic lights, while a police vehicle later had to be extricated from a hedge after a crash in St George’s.
A police spokesman said that officers had responded at 7.45am t...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A scheme to take invasive lionfish out of the sea and put them on dinner plates is to expand.
The number of hunters is to double and permits will run for a year instead of six months.
Tammy Warren, senior marine resources officer, said: “Initially it...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Needy seniors stand to benefit the most from a Budget commitment to add ten new beds to the Sylvia Richardson Care Facility, according to advocates for the elderly Age Concern.
The details emerged after the 2018-19 Budget allocated an extra $1.8 mill...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Town of St George marked the kindness shown to the last casualty of the War of 1812 with a ceremony on Saturday.
The annual ceremony in King’s Square pays tribute to US Navy Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, who died aged 20 in 1815 after being...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Berkeley Institute student Sierra Brangman is making sure young Bermudians have the chance to have their voices heard.
This month, the 17-year-old held the first in what she hopes to be a series of public talks, entitled “Sierra Speaks”, aimed at giv...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Diallo Rabain has taken aim at the One Bermuda Alliance’s educational policies and said the former government “condemned” students.
In an impassioned speech, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development said: “The future of our country down th...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Historian Clarence Maxwell will deliver a lecture on the “African colonisation” of Bermuda.
Bermuda College will host “Before the Akaniba; the African colonisation of Bermuda 1616-1680” on March 8 in the Blue Room, from 5.30pm to 8pm.
The College sai...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Civil Service is expected to increase by 266 full-time positions within the next fiscal year.
Budget figures show the Bermuda Government will have an estimated 5,053 full-time equivalent staff by March 2019, up from 4,787 in March 2018.
It revers...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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Other
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A 16-year-old girl injured on Saturday in a collision between her auxiliary cycle and a car is recovering in stable condition on a general ward at the hospital, according to police.
The crash occurred on North Shore Road near the junction with Radnor...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, has responded to the Opposition’s criticism of blockchain and cryptocurrency.
His remarks came after Jeanne Atherden, the Leader of the Opposition, raised concerns over the use of digital currency in t...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell