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Police are to pour more officers into a fresh crackdown on dangerous driving in an attempt to cut the grim toll of death and injury on Bermuda’s roads.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, of the Bermuda Police Service, said: “[Wewill be realigning resou...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain announced CedarBridge Academy principal Kalmar Richards as Acting Commissioner of Education yesterday.
Mr Rabain said Mrs Richards had provided “exemplary leadership” in education over the past 20 years.
Mr Ra...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former receptionist at the Cambridge Beaches resort received a conditional discharge yesterday after she admitted stealing money from the hotel.
Magistrate’s Court heard that Lanell Burrows pleaded guilty at an earlier appearance to stealing $569 f...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Casa dos Açores da Bermuda has raised $2,000 for charities Scars and Friends of Hospice.
The charity, set up to promote Azorean culture and support good causes in Bermuda, raised the money through Portuguese doughnut stall sales at special events, in...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plan to change an industrial building into a dormitory for staff at a St George’s hotel was rejected by the Development Applications Board.
The application proposed using the upper floor of a prefabricated building on Ferry Road as accommodation fo...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Giving national certification to tradesmen will help create a level playing field, according to education minister Diallo Rabain.
Mr Rabain gave an update on the National Certification programme and training initiatives in the House of Assembly today...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Government has negotiated a $135 million loan agreement with Butterfield Bank, David Burt announced today.
The Premier said the loan, which will cover the 2017-18 fiscal year and a portion of the 2018-19 year, was called for under the One...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
British firm Ramboll will be paid $400,000 to design the replacements for Longbird Bridge and Swing Bridge, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said today.
The public works minister revealed both bridges have a lifespan until 2021, and that he expects Ram...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda is being unfairly targeted by international groups which show a “wilful lack of understanding” of the global economy, David Burt said today.
The Premier insisted some European officials said the island is on the right track with its efforts o...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Foundations are set to be laid for the new St Regis hotel in St George’s early next year.
Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said work is well under way at the site.
He added: “We are well beyond the shovels-in-the-ground p...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes