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Minister of Public Works Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch and staff from his ministry have donated $1,035 to the West Indian Association in support of its hurricane relief campaign.
The funds were raised as a result of a Denim Day on October 4 and will...
DATE: Nov 09, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young people will continue a project to restore a heritage spot, social development minister Zane DeSilva announced.
The Fort Cunningham and Paget Island Restoration Project was set up in April as part of the tenth year celebrations of the Mirrors Pr...
DATE: Nov 09, 2017
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Bermuda is “up the creek without a paddle” after a massive leak of documents stolen in a cyberattack on Bermudian-founded law firm Appleby, an expert in compliance rules said yesterday.
The source, who asked not to be named, said: “This is actually r...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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Conscription to the island’s defence force is to be abolished in the next few months, the Minister of National Security announced yesterday.
Wayne Caines added that the end of compulsory service in the Royal Bermuda Regiment was “a critical step in t...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Pembroke man has been accused of causing a traffic collision that resulted in a footballer having his leg amputated.
Kevin Francis, 20, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Shachkeil Burrows and Dakai Grant by driving without due c...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A campaign group has supported the Bermuda Government’s decision to hold public consultation on a plan to allow quad bike tours on the Railway Trail.
Take Back Our Park said the proposal “goes against the clear spirit of the Parks Act”.
The group sai...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students across the island are getting a hands-on experience with DNA science.
The Bermuda Principles Foundation has organised a range of events aimed at introducing young people to genetics over the next two weeks.
Carika Weldon, a Bermudian scienti...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international PR firm has cost taxpayers around $630,000 in retainer fees alone over the past 4½ years.
The contract — signed by the former One Bermuda Alliance government and still in place under the new administration — has a retainer of $11,74...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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Bermuda’s business reputation has come under increased fire as fresh revelations uncovered in the Paradise Papers continue to make headlines across the world.
New reports allege the huge cache of hijacked documents — half of which were hacked from Be...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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A prominent gay rights activist predicted yesterday that Bermuda would face a backlash after the Government revealed plans to end same-sex marriage and adopt a watered-down “domestic partnerships” initiative.
Celebrations planned for Friday, marking ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell