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A man has died after being pulled from the waters at Horseshoe Bay this afternoon.
According to police, emergency crews were called to the beach for a report of an unconscious man at around 2.15pm.
“Initial information suggests that the man involve...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters Bermuda has received a $3,000 donation thanks to an event hosted by the group LIV.
Held last weekend, the entertainment consisted of various “party experiences featuring four distinctly different events over three days,” exp...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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Bermuda Industrial Union has confirmed they are “100 per cent in support of the Progressive Labour Party” ahead of next Tuesday’s General Election.
Claiming the OBA has again ignored labour, the Union believes that over the last five years Government...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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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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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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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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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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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