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Half of the staff at the island’s newest hotel, The Loren, are non-Bermudian, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
Responding to questions in the House of Assembly, the Minister of Home Affairs said that a total of 25 Bermudians are employed at the ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Applications made by three out of the four Uighurs living in Bermuda for naturalisation are being reviewed by the British Government, MPs heard yesterday.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister for Home Affairs, provided the update in response to ques...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Listening to and acting on input will be essential components for a meaningful community-led plan for Bermuda’s public education system, according to stakeholders.
Education minister Cole Simons last week announced an initiative in the House of Asse...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Bermuda High School has announced an ambitious campaign that will see the creation of the $10 million BHS Innovation Centre, putting its students at the forefront of Steam learning on the island.
The new facility, expected to be completed within th...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The estimates of revenue and expenditure in the 2017/18 budget were approved by MPs in the House of Assembly last night.
The passing of the Appropriation Act 2017 signalled the end of over three weeks of debate during which Parliamentarians have lock...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Politics
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The euthanasia and deportation of non-violent illegal dogs has been halted, with new laws planned on the contentious subject later this year.
Campaigners Punish the Deed not the Breed Bermuda welcomed the move, but implored the Government to implemen...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Senator Renee Ming believes income inequality is “eroding” the country’s social fabric, leading to “antisocial behaviour, gang affiliation, violence, and murder”.
In an address last Thursday, the Progressive Labour Party senator made the comments dur...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Politics
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Bermuda will join other Caribbean countries today for a tsunami response exercise, titled Caribe Wave 17.
The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate local tsunami response plans, increase tsunami preparedness, and improve coordination throughout the...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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A gaming expert has come to the defence of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission after the body was criticised in Parliament as ineffectual in advancing the new industry in Bermuda.
The commission came under fire yesterday from Independent MP Mark Pet...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
St John Ambulance has been given a $45,000 boost by a Bermuda based reinsurance company.
The money was donated by Validus Holdings to help purchase a new ambulance for the charity.
“Validus is committed to continuing to help our local community in ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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