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Preventing lifestyle related health problems was the focus of yesterday’s annual Well Bermuda Partnership meeting.
Organisations working to improve health and wellness in the community met to share progress and reflect on the successes and challenges...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The senior military representative at the British Embassy in Washington has paid a flying visit to the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest recruits.
According to a press release, Brigadier James Carr-Smith, Military Attaché in the United States capital, ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Bermuda Government is contemplating “a ground-breaking proposal for partnership” with the online home-sharing vacation network Airbnb, according to tourism minister Senator Michael Fahy.
The news was welcomed by the Progressive Labour Party, whic...
DATE: Jan 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party plans an array of town hall meetings to pitch its proposals to the island’s public, including judicial, immigration and educational reform, according to David Burt, the Leader of the Opposition.
“We will lay out all our p...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Department of Transport is to work with a local taxi dispatching firm to try to identify a cab driver said to have verbally attacked a group of Filipino women when caught attempting to overcharge them.
According to one of the four passengers, the...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Traditional portents of spring, humpback whales are already discreetly present in local waters.
Residents along Astwood Park in Warwick spotted the spouts of whales off the South Shore on Sunday, telling The Royal Gazette: “Springtime is almost here....
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
January could become the wettest in the island’s history, according to the Bermuda Weather Service.
Not including rainfall recorded yesterday, the island has already recorded more than 8.6 inches of rain this month — 1.26in shy of the record set in 1...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Tourism Authority has countered claims that hotel accommodation and rentals have already been snapped up by visitors who want to watch the America’s Cup.
And the authority has now released a number of tips for those who want to witness the sp...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Other
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Washington Lane in the heart of Hamilton’s shopping area is to get a makeover as part of a project to create a more “vibrant” city.
The City Arts Festival has joined forces with Washington Properties and identified the lane as needing major improveme...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Other
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The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has been welcomed into the National Council on Problem Gambling in the United States.
Richard Schuetz, the executive director of the commission, said the group looked forward to working with the NCPG on its commit...
DATE: Jan 25, 2017
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Other
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