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Volunteers stepped up to clean their neighbourhood streets over the weekend as part of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Neighbourhood Beautification Programme.
The initiative, a collaborative effort involving the BTA, KBB, Lawn Care & Gardening Compan...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Matthew has passed over the Tiburon peninula in the southwest of Haiti, unleashing floods and knocking out electricity as the Category 4 storm continues north.
Matthew, the region’s biggest storm in nearly a decade, expected to cause extens...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An art auction on Thursday, October 13 is set to raise funds for the Chewstick Foundation.
Organised by insurance company Chubb, the event will feature works by Chewstick artists as well as artefacts salvaged from the July fire at the cultural hub, w...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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The budget for the Commission of Inquiry has been more than doubled, the Bermuda Government has confirmed this evening.
Originally given $480,000 to look into issues that came out of the Auditor-General’s reports for the financial years ending March...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Event
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The Commission of Inquiry has posted a wealth of documents on to its website, many of which pertain to projects under investigation.
The “Public Binder” PDFs contain correspondence, contracts and more on projects including: Heritage Wharf (116 pages...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Event
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A group of three family members appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning in connection with an altercation with police.
Jason Dillas, 30, Jaynae Dillas, 29, and Kevin Smith, 58, were all charged with various offences related to an incident yesterd...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The actions of former minister Derrick Burgess over a major construction project prompted considerable concern among technical experts and senior civil servants, the Commission of Inquiry heard yesterday.
The tribunal was told that in 2008, Mr Burges...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Event
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Scott Simmons has been elected chairman of the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Simmons, who ran as a General Election candidate for the PLP in 2003 and 2012, is a former public relations officer for the party, and was press secretary to Ewart Brown, the...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Politics
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Protesters gathered outside the Summerhaven assisted living facility yesterday, in a fresh round of criticism over alleged mismanagement.
“This is the first time residents have come together like this, and I congratulate them for it,” said part-time ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Instead of asking what’s wrong with our black males, perhaps we need to ask what’s wrong with the systems that they must survive and thrive in.”
This is the view of Ty-Ron Douglas, who grew up in Paget and now works as an assistant professor at the ...
DATE: Oct 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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