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About four barrels of heavy fuel oil has leaked from a pipeline at the Sol Petroleum terminal in St George’s.
A spokesman for the company said it shut down the pipeline as soon as the leak was discovered at about 8am on Tuesday and sent in its incide...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s Youth Parliament is to hold a debate on medical research and raise funds to send Bermudian students to South Africa.
The debate, organised with the Bermuda Principles Foundation, will discuss policing medical research to safeguard patients,...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
About 70 members of the public turned up to a meeting designed to improve mental healthcare in Bermuda.
R. Scott Pearman, chief operating officer at the Bermuda Hospitals Board, which organised the event, said people gave advice on mental health, chi...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda has all the ingredients for success, the developer of the Azura Boutique Hotel and Residences said yesterday.
“I am a huge believer in Bermuda as a product, both physically and the people,” John Bush said.
“I am a believer in it and our inves...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff from seven Canadian universities will visit Bermuda next month to meet potential students.
The representatives will tour the island’s high schools as part of the Atlantic Canadian Education Fair.
They will also hold an information session at t...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Hamilton Insurance Group will be inviting applications next month for a scholarship designed to expand the skill set of Bermudians or permanent resident’s certificate holders considering a career in insurance.
The award, called The Hamilton Scholarsh...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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American YouTube star Casey Neistat has paid a flying visit to Bermuda.
Mr Neistat, a film-maker, vlogger, and cofounder of multimedia company Beme, has been posting videos of the island as well as photographs on his social-media accounts.
He has 1.7...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Law firm Appleby provided offshore services to a bank accused of backing terrorism, a British newspaper claimed yesterday.
The Guardian said Appleby worked for the Cayman Islands holding company of FBME Bank, which was banned last year from the Ameri...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Bermuda’s controversial move to ban same-sex marriage is to be debated by British politicians.
Labour MP Chris Bryant has asked for an adjournment debate on the subject, which will take place at the end of Monday’s session in the House of Commons.
Th...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Plans for a tech hub in Bermuda have changed, the Premier has said.
David Burt said that the original plan to create a technology centre at Southside in St David’s could be replaced by a smaller start-up in Hamilton.
He said: “We might start small in...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell