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Paula Cox has officially launched her campaign as an independent candidate for Devonshire North West, at a press conference introduced by former Opposition leader Marc Bean.
The pair — both former Progressive Labour Party leaders — are united in thei...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Candidates are still pounding the pavement in Warwick North Central, where a tight race is expected between veteran David Burch and political newcomer Sheila Gomez.
Speaking yesterday, Ms Gomez of the One Bermuda Alliance said she began canvassing in...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
School infrastructures have crumbled, ministers have repeatedly been chopped and changed, and students’ ever-evolving technological needs, according to many, have been neglected.
The past decade has not been particularly kind to Bermuda’s public edu...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The owner of one of Bermuda’s oldest handcrafted sloops is looking for someone to take the helm of the historic vessel and help write the next chapter in its 150-year history.
Hugh Watlington poured his heart and soul into Shamrock in 2004 when he bo...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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Other
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The Opposition’s electoral platform speaks best regarding its proposed Bermuda Fund to lure investment, according to Progressive Labour Party leader David Burt.
Mr Burt accused the One Bermuda Alliance of issuing “untrue” statements about the fund pu...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The absence of public debate between the leaders of the island’s political parties is “inexcusable” as election day looms, Opposition leader David Burt said.
“There is still time for the people of this country to hear from their leaders,” Mr Burt add...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The future of middle schools — introduced two decades ago under the United Bermuda Party — is a topic that continues to divide opinion.
The Progressive Labour Party has pledged to phase them out, saying it would introduce signature schools at the sec...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A new healthcare service aims to tackle dementia in Bermuda.
Bermuda Alzheimer’s and Memory Services offers cognitive screening, in-home nursing and assessment services and education for patients and their families.
Founders Jo-Ann Cousins-Simpson an...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Commissioner for the Bermuda Police Service will have to foot the legal bill for Mahesh Reddy after a court battle over the legality of his arrest.
While the Supreme Court had found that Dr Reddy’s arrest and the subsequent search of his home was...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two “hard-working and serious young women”, Maya Palacio and Caroline Skinner, have been awarded the English Speaking Union scholarships for 2017/18.
A global organisation, the ESU is dedicated to helping others to share their views, and the local br...
DATE: Jul 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell