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The Premier identified yesterday the 14 promises he claimed the Progressive Labour Party government had completed in its first 100 days.
David Burt announced in Parliament last Friday that two-thirds of the PLP’s 21 pre-election pledges had been fulf...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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Politics
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A new book charting the history of the island through maps has arrived on the shelves.
Bermuda Maps details scores of maps from early hand-drawn representations and decorative printed maps from the 1600s to more detailed modern renditions from the 19...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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Other
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Extra acid in the world’s oceans could wreck coral reefs and fish stocks around the world, a new report has warned.
The report by a German research team on the biological impact of ocean acidification (Bioacid) warned that seas absorbed extra carbon ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s teachers are set to receive a $50,000 boost thanks to sales of Proud to be Bermudian.
The song by The Bermudians, a collection of local artists led by composer John Woolridge, was released on DVD and CD in 2011 with the goal of supporting l...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Lee Chin, a Jamaican entrepreneur who has risen to become one of Canada’s wealthiest businessmen, is to address the Progressive Labour Party’s gala on November 18.
Mr Lee Chin, the president and chairman of Portland Holdings, is “widely regar...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Five new firefighters have been welcomed to the ranks of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service.
Mahkye Steede, Jordan Govia, Amani Wears, Christopher Clarke and Matthew Mills “passed out” after a 25-week training course conducted locally and in the Uni...
DATE: Nov 07, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Two people who claimed Bermuda status had their appeals dismissed by Supreme Court.
Luis Corria and Carly McQueen both made separate applications for status, but were refused by the Minister of Home Affairs and the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.
Both a...
DATE: Nov 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is “bleeding itself to death” from the cost of treating chronic diseases.
The warning came from Hans Diehl, a US expert in preventive medicine and founder of a programme designed to cut the impact of preventable diseases.
Dr Diehl, who start...
DATE: Nov 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Real estate broker and agent licences will expire on November 30, the superintendent of real estate has advised.
A statement said that the receipt of real estate licence applications will start on November 14.
It also advised that brokers are respon...
DATE: Nov 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
When Mikayla Lema heard about Haitian children living in poverty, it touched her heart.
So the ten-year-old set out on a mission to make a difference and has raised more than $9,000 for Feed My Lambs Ministry over the past three years.
The charity,...
DATE: Nov 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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