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The anniversary of the civil rights victory brought about by the Theatre Boycott of 1959 is to be commemorated this weekend.
A select group of companies will offer free purchases to one customer each on Saturday, and the Chewstick Foundation will air...
DATE: Jun 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Seniors charity Project Action could close next month unless it finds new sponsors to provide vital financial support.
Co-founder Cindy Swan said the charity, which provides free transportation for seniors, needs at least $10,000 before July 15 in or...
DATE: Jun 30, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dispute over advertising “sabotage” has sparked a row between the organisers of two rival fashion weeks, both of which are coming to the island next month.
Amir X, founder of Bermuda International Collections, claims the Corporation of Hamilton ill...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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While blood donations traditionally see a “small spike” around World Blood Donor Day, staff at the hospital have reiterated the need for consistent donors.
Bermuda Hospitals Board consultant haematologist Eyitayo Fakunle is particularly hoping to at...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Health
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Commissioner’s House in Dockyard has been officially reopened nearly two years after the old structure sustained major structural damage in back-to-back hurricanes.
Michael Dunkley conducted an official roof wetting yesterday afternoon by pouring rum...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Toughening laws on crime is the public’s number one solution to solving Bermuda’s gun violence problems, according to a new poll.
The Global Research survey, commissioned by The Royal Gazette, found 24 per cent of people named stricter sentencing or ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Crime
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A reported lost payment for buses has been blasted by Lawrence Scott, the Shadow Minister of Transport, as “irresponsibility and incompetence at its highest”.
According to a Monday report by the online news site Bermuda Real, a $300,000 advance payme...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students Maya Palacio and Kallan Thomas will receive $3,000 towards further education in their English-related studies after being granted scholarships from the English Speaking Union.
Maya, 19, has completed the first year of her bachelor’s degree, ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Education
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A Bermuda flag flown at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was donated to Warwick Academy yesterday.
David Jenkins, Debra Watson and their son, a WA year-five student, Sam Jenkins, handed over the flag which will be hung in the foyer of the school’s ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Education
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Kelly Hunt has been announced as the new executive director of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
Sheelagh Cooper, the founder of the helping agency, said the appointment would enable the coalition to bolster its services for “children who...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell