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Proud parents, guardians and mentors were treated to a special lunch at the Impact Hotel yesterday.
The students of the Impact Mentoring Academy, an all-boys private school, planned a formal lunch at the imagined hotel after completing training with ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Miss Bermuda Alyssa Rose took to the stage as a finalist in the Miss World Talent Championship in China, but fell just short of the top five.
Competing against more than 100 other women, Ms Rose’s modern tap-dancing routine placed her in the top 13 o...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Torrential downpours have increased the spread of potholes across Bermuda, the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.
“The ministry has responded by diverting additional men to the task of filling these potholes to supplement our regular highways p...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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The Progressive Labour Party has “driven a nail in the coffin” of its General Election hopes, according to elder statesman Reginald Burrows.
Mr Burrows, a PLP MP and senator from 1968 to 2005, warned that the split — which has seen seven MPs resign f...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s roads have killed more than three times as many people as gun and gang violence since 2008, according to police.
Inspector Robert Cardwell, the officer responsible for the Roads Policing Unit, attributed the 92 road fatalities, versus the 2...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The Youth Parliament last night held its first debate of the legislative year, with the student members tackling the subject of mental health.
While the government team, led by Namrata Bisht, argued that the Bermuda Government should substantially in...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sea cucumbers may seem an unlikely source of revenue.
But behind the scenes in a small facility on Coney Island, aquaculture experts are investigating the potential of farming this valuable and vital marine species. The ground-breaking work could hel...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A 17-year-old boy was shot last night after two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a small crowd.
A group of six young men, all between the ages of 16 and 20, were sitting on a wall at a property on Morgan Road, Warwick, just before 9pm when the two ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Island’s first app for booking taxis has officially launched, with more than 50 drivers signed up and more than 100 successful rides.
Hitch Bermuda links passengers with drivers, enabling customers with the free app on their phones to see which o...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Government has guaranteed the West End Development Corporation’s payment obligations in relation to a $39 million credit facility provided by Butterfield Bank.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that the “un...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell