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Arson has not been ruled out as the cause of the devastating fire that destroyed Onion Jack’s and seriously damaged surrounding stores on Front Street, police have revealed.
Detectives are still working closely with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Servic...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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A collision between a bus and a van on Middle Road in Southampton on Thursday evening around 5.35pm resulted in a 38-year-old man and three young children taken to hospital.
However, the children — aged 2, 4 and 7 — were treated for relatively minor ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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Certain areas of Hamilton will be closed tomorrow for traffic and parking during the Remembrance Day parade, the Bermuda Police Service has advised.
From 10am until 12.30pm, the following areas will be closed to motorists:
• Front Street – between...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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Work has commenced at LF Wade International Airport to replace and reroute a section of jet fuel supply pipeline.
Undertaken by SOL Petroleum Bermuda Ltd, the airfield maintenance task involves the pipeline that connects the SOL facility at Ferry Re...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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Progressive Labour Party Leader David Burt has announced his new shadow cabinet, bringing back into the fold MPs who resigned under Marc Bean’s leadership.
Of those returning are Walton Brown, who has been appointed Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2016
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Chronic Disease Register is key to understanding and tackling Bermuda’s chronic non-communicable diseases, according to two health charities.
Bermuda Diabetes Association chairwoman Debbie Jones said it would shed light on the full extent of the pr...
DATE: Nov 09, 2016
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An initiative to keep Bermuda’s young students safer is off to a flying start, with the hoisting of a “Speak Up, Be Safe” banner to launch the campaign at Victor Scott Primary School.
Ultimately, the programme from the Coalition for the Protection of...
DATE: Nov 09, 2016
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Positioning the Progressive Labour Party “collectively as a strong and viable alternative to the government” is the priority for incoming party leader David Burt.
Speaking to The Royal Gazette following his leadership victory on Monday evening, when ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
An Ocean Tech Mission to track “five iconic marine species” in Bermuda to help inform habitat protection at a policy level has been boosted by the news that professional service firm PwC will become a sponsor and mission partner.
Ocean Tech Mission...
DATE: Nov 09, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Government has pledged to look into the environmental issues of plastic waste, according to the Throne Speech.
Other elements of focus will be to tackle illegal fishing, based on the results of satellite data, and continuing the move towards renewabl...
DATE: Nov 09, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes