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Lights were switched off across Bermuda on Saturday to mark international Earth Hour.
A crowd gathered on the City Hall lawn in Hamilton to enjoy an evening of entertainment organised by Greenrock to promote energy awareness and healthy living.
The l...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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A special monument is planned as a landmark for the East End, based on the legend of the Bermuda Triangle.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has called on local artists and architects to create a “fun, interactive and iconic” piece for Clearwater Beach a...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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The Bermuda Government is accepting applications for the Public Service Bursary Awards.
The scheme grants up to 15 scholarships per year to Bermudians pursuing postsecondary academic qualificationsd to meet the future needs of government departments...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
Six Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers have completed a rigorous diving course run by a top US police diving school.
The soldiers, who all previously had rescue diver certification, are now operational support divers, trained in sub-sea bomb detection,...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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The deadline for the Ministry of Education’s scholarship and award opportunities has been extended to April 16.
New scholarships and awards are as follows:
• Minister’s Achievement Scholarship for graduating public school students pursuing overseas ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Police Service have said claims about “alleged indecent activity” at a football tournament are “wrong”.
While a police spokesman urged witnesses to offences to come forward, he said the rumours on social media about an incident at the Kap...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a hit-and-run along Front Street on Friday afternoon.
It happened near the Walker Arcade at around 3pm.
According to police, a 64-year-old man from the UK was attempting to cross the road whe...
DATE: Mar 26, 2017
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The president of the Bermuda Audubon Society is encouraging residents to install bluebird nest boxes ahead of the coming breeding season.
Andrew Dobson recently joined Governor John Rankin to inspect the boxes currently set up on the grounds of Gove...
DATE: Mar 26, 2017
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Environment
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Patients have been placed in the maternity and the children’s ward to help deal with the bed crisis at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
On Thursday afternoon, Bermuda Hospitals Board CEO Venetta Symonds stated that every single bed in the hospital’...
DATE: Mar 25, 2017
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A woman has spoken out after her child was sent overseas for treatment without her consent — claiming the teenager had suffered years of abuse under foster care.
“What hurts me most is that it was all kept from me,” said the woman, whose child was pl...
DATE: Mar 25, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell