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Saltus Grammar School students gathered yesterday to honour the memories of alumni Boyd Gatton and Robert Higley, who lost their lives in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.
Continuing a poignant annual tradition for the school, a wreath was la...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Former Bermuda resident Kenneth Morgan yesterday said the devastation in the hurricane-hit British Virgin Islands was like a “war zone”.
Mr Morgan added: “The damage is vast and will take a long time to rebuild — the human suffering is the worst thin...
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Bermuda residents were called on yesterday to dig deep to help people in countries devastated by Hurricane Irma.
The Bermuda Red Cross and the Salvation Army are looking for cash donations to help with relief efforts in the Caribbean and the United ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Zimbabwean author Martin Ganda met with students at Somersfield Academy to discuss his book, which was selected as the secondary department’s summer reading text.
Every year the school invites authors to speak with students with a view of providing m...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government’s view that a lack of education and economic opportunities is behind the island’s violence is an oversimplification, a leading anti-violence advocate said.
Desmond Crockwell, chief editor of anti-violence magazine Visionz, said a vari...
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Bermudian Peter Madeiros yesterday said he was lucky after avoiding the worst of Hurricane Irma as the storm struck Florida.
Mr Madeiros, of Punta Gorda, a small town on the Gulf Coast, said the height of the storm hit at around 8.30pm local time on ...
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Excitement was in the air as students returned to school after the long summer break yesterday.
Thanks to the combined efforts of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Works — coupled with a host of work rallies organised by Angela You...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Speculation that the Bermuda Government was considering independence has been dismissed.
“The position is this; it was not in our platform, we have not discussed it,” Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said yesterday.
Mr Si...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The total fare for a school minibus service could hit $630,000, the Government said yesterday.
According to a transport ministry spokesman, the Department of Public Transportation estimates that the cost will run from between $176,400 to $630,000.
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DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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People are being encouraged to explore the Bermuda National Library during Library Card Sign-up Month.
An information table will also be set up at the Queen Elizabeth Park on the next two Fridays, from noon until 2pm, while the annual Big Book Sale w...
DATE: Sep 12, 2017
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