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The Corporation of Hamilton is set to make improvements at the junction of Victoria and Parliament Streets as part of an ongoing effort.
According to a spokeswoman, the corporation identified the need to make “significant upgrades” to traffic light e...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and principals should run Bermuda’s education system but be fired for poor performance, according to economist Craig Simmons.
The Bermuda College lecturer said mistakes made by the Ministry of Education had left many people stuck at the bott...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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Two social workers hit back yesterday at comments made by Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, that there was a “culture of entitlement” among “too many” recipients of financial assistance.
Martha Dismont, executive director of...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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The King Edward VII Memorial Hospital is to hold a seed and plant exchange in an effort to promote a healthier and more self-sufficient lifestyle.
The event at the hospital library will include expert advice on gardening and how to cut down on waste....
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man accused of smuggling $8.5 million of heroin into the island was remanded in custody yesterday to face trial in the Supreme Court.
It is alleged Josef Vlcek, 47, from Czechia, also known as the Czech Republic, brought nearly three kilograms of t...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environment group BEST is celebrating its ten-year anniversary by urging people to support its campaign to protect Bermuda’s diminishing conservation zones.
The organisation was established in 2007, after plans to develop a hospital on the Botanical ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Music executive Shanti Das is to visit Bermuda to highlight her mental health awareness drive Silence the Shame.
Ms Das, who has been at the forefront of the American music industry for more than 20 years, was invited to the island by local group Sav...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Government has announced the following bus cancellations this morning:
2: Ord Road to Hamilton, 7.15am
11G: Hamilton to St George’s, 7.45am
11G: St George’s to Hamilton, 8.45am
4SJ: Spanish Point to Hamilton, 7.12am
7B: Hamilton to Barnes...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
LF Wade International Airport was evacuated this afternoon after a fire alarm was activated.
A Skyport Airport Duty Officer said the alarm went off at 3.35pm and the emergency services were called.
The duty officer added: “The building was immediat...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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News Staff
A group of students, parents and teachers from Harrington Sound Primary School raised more than $800 to help those affected by recent hurricanes.
Cindy Weeks, acting principal at the school, said that the students were eager to give knowing that it w...
DATE: Sep 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes