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Eleven Bermudian university students are currently taking part in a 12-week “cultivating internship programme” with KPMG. The programme is aimed at securing the students’ “professional success and career development”, according to a company statement...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Senator Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, has confirmed that CCTV cameras will be placed in the town of St George and in Dockyard.
The imitative, he hopes, would further help to lower the crime rate. Mr Baron told the Senate on Wednesd...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Crime
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A French naval aircraft that caught widespread attention after a low-altitude pass over and near the island on Friday evening is being investigated by the Department of Civil Aviation.
However, the Captain of the vessel has apologised for any distres...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Gun violence is the basis of a public meeting called for Thursday by former minister Dale Butler.
The forum set for 7pm at the Bermuda Industrial Union will address “the core issues that have led to Bermuda’s tragic involvement”, Mr Butler told The R...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Stranded sailors who lost everything when their ship went up in flames have thanked the Bermuda Government and community for their hospitality.
Captain Zi You Wong and his 18 crew members, one of whom has since died, were rescued in the early hours ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Low turnout at last week’s referendum shows that Bermudians have deeper worries than same-sex unions, according to the LGBTQ group OUTBermuda.
While voters turned down both same-sex marriage and civil unions, too few showed at the polls for the refer...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Same-Sex Marriage
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest school year has come to a close with nearly 50,000 breakfasts given to public school students by the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
It marks the agency’s ninth year running its breakfast programme — and, appropriately enough, a ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Educational programmes designed to steer schoolchildren away from the perils of gangs could be expanded further in Bermuda, according to Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security.
The GREAT initiative has already helped more than 600 children fro...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Politics
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Legislation paving the way for the creation of a Civil Aviation Authority and a Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority was passed by MPs on Friday afternoon.
The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority Act 2016 provides the new CAA with quango status in a ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Politics
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority issued a progress report on its corporate objectives after Parliament’s discussion of its incentive programme.
Kenneth Bascome, Junior Minister of Tourism, informed legislators during Friday’s session that every member o...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell