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The resignation of MP Mark Pettingill has left the One Bermuda Alliance with a “tenuous” grip on power, sources claimed last night, and could prompt a vote of no confidence in the Government.
Mr Pettingill announced yesterday morning that “after a lo...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Ground will break next month on the LF Wade International Airport redevelopment project, as the Aecon Group has announced a “commercial and financial close”.
Finance minister Bob Richards and tourism minister Senator Michael Fahy appeared yesterday a...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Local companies are queuing up to take part in the annual Corporate Blood Drive, hoping to be crowned the new blood donor champions.
The drive is aimed at helping maintain vital blood supplies for patients at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
As...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Health
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Students at Saltus Grammar School and Warwick Academy have taken part in the annual St Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser.
Students, staff and parents at Saltus have raised more than $270,000, making the school the charity’s fourth biggest fundraiser. ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Other
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News Staff
More than 20 CedarBridge students have been given a helping hand from the OBA as they prepare for a trip to the UK where they will get chance to visit colleges and universities. Nandi Outerbridge, Minister of Social Development and Sports, offered ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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The One Bermuda Alliance agreed to “strengthen opportunities” for local entertainers by revisiting new immigration policies.
Shadow home affairs minister Walton Brown had led a motion in the House of Assembly, calling for the rejection of the updated...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Commander of the Sea Cadets has called on the public to support the programme and ensure that as many young people benefit as possible.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club, Michael Frith said that the programme has dwindled since he was a cadet,...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
They say from little seeds grow mighty trees.
The Garden Club of Bermuda is hoping that from Little Seedlings will grow mighty gardeners who appreciate the natural world around them.
For the past two years, preschool children have been growing their ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 23-year-old Pembroke resident has been cleared of stabbing a man during last year’s Non Mariner’s Race festivities.
Jahfari Raynor was found not guilty of wounding Rayheim Smith by a unanimous jury decision yesterday afternoon at Supreme Court.
Mr ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Court
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The Bermuda Government has been forced to back-pedal on revenue-raising customs amendments that had been expected to bring in almost $20 million.
The reversal spells a last-minute scramble for businesses, some of which had already priced goods for im...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell