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The Bermuda Football Association has asked for child and welfare officers to be assigned to organisations dealing with vulnerable persons.
It comes after former Bermuda footballer and coach Wendell Baxter was jailed on Tuesday for a string of histori...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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News Staff
Two more schools have been awarded green flag status through Greenrock’s Eco-Schools programme, bringing the island’s total to six.
The award — an international symbol of school sustainability — was granted to Lyceum Pre-School and Victor Scott Prim...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
The City of Hamilton has partnered with the Bermuda Police Service in an effort to enforce parking regulations within the municipality.
According to a spokeswoman for the city, the Traffic Offences Procedure Amendment and Validation Act officially ca...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s national youth jump rope team is gearing up to compete on the global stage next month.
The Bermy Bouncers will take part in the World Jump Rope Championships in Orlando, Florida, from July 2-9, before heading to Seattle for an invita...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Three new officials will be in place for Kiwanis Clubs when the new administrative year begins in October.
Twenty division lieutenant governors have undergone a full weekend of intensive training for their roles in the New England & Bermuda District,...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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Members of the Bermuda Union of Teachers have commenced working to rule and could take further action, after a breakdown in negotiations with the Ministry of Education.
Teachers agreed to work their contracted hours only following a vote at an emerg...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former One Bermuda Alliance chairman Thaddeus Hollis is to stand as an independent candidate in the General Election, he announced yesterday.
Mr Hollis, who resigned from the ruling party in July 2014, will run in Hamilton West, his home constituency...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Beachgoers have been warned after dozens of Portuguese men o’ war washed ashore on South Shore beaches.
The ‘jellyfish’ can inflict a painful sting to those who come into contact with their tentacles.
The Ministry of the Environment said several men ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sol Petroleum has launched a promotion offering customers the chance to win a month of “easy living”.
Under the promotion the firm, which runs the island’s Esso gas stations, will pay a portion of the household bills, fuel and groceries of the 12 win...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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A boat reportedly crashed into Gibbets Island last night, leaving the operator in need of medical attention.
According to Harbour Radio, at around 8pm a member of the public called 911 to report a boat had run onto the rocks near Flatts Inlet.
Member...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes