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Four new cadets were welcomed into the Bermuda Police Service yesterday afternoon.
Cadets Zahjahrie Augustus, Ashley Steede, Jevon Talbot and Alnique Young-Looby are enrolled at Bermuda College, where they are required to obtain an Associate’s Degre...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Traffic controls are set to be in place on Rural Hill this weekend as Belco conducts work in the area in the wake of a recent outage.
According to a company spokeswoman, work is set to begin at 6.30pm tomorrow in the eastbound lane between Stowe Hill...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have identified an elderly cruise ship passenger who died while snorkelling yesterday morning.
Stuart Rothfield, 80, was with a tour group when he was found unresponsive in the waters near Dockyard at around 11am.
Despite life-saving efforts...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Three students in need of financial assistance have received bursaries from the Continental Society of Bermuda.
Markia Peterson-Williamson, Nia Dailey and M’Dory Woods have won awards of $4,000, $1,500 and $1,000 respectively.
Organisers said extra f...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Education
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News Staff
A fishing boat that ran aground on Stag Rocks with 13 people on board made its own way to Albouy’s Point after being freed.
A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesman said a passenger called 911 at 10.42pm on Monday and reported that the Rhiona ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Thirty cases of energy drinks were stolen from a St George’s storage locker.
Officers were called to Penno’s Wharf at around 10pm yesterday and determined the theft of Anaconda BlackBull drinks took place earlier that day.
Police are asking members...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Crime
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News Staff
Samuel Martin followed in his family’s footsteps when he became the latest member of the Bermuda Bar last week.
Mr Martin was moved by his father, Andrew Martin, and seconded by his uncle Peter Martin — both directors of local law firm MJM Limited.
S...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Revenues for the first quarter of the 2017/18 financial year came in at just under $250 million — up 7 per cent on the previous year, according to figures released by Government today.
The Ministry of Finance said the main reason for the rise was a $...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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David Burt, the Premier, is to be the keynote speaker at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s Labour Day banquet next month.
The annual banquet, the 36th, will be held on September 1 at the Fairmont Southampton.
Labour Day is marked as a public holiday on ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Think Fest event series is set to continue this Sunday with Bermudian graduate student Saskia Wolsak discussing the erosion of plant knowledge due to colonisation.
Ms Wolsak, who is completing her Masters of Science in ethnobotany at the Universi...
DATE: Aug 24, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes