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A deliberately unnamed group proposing fresh opportunities to settle the island’s differences held its first in an anticipated series of gatherings last night in Hamilton.
Conflict management was the theme, using the example of South Africa, as Arlen...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students from Dellwood Middle School took Hamilton by storm yesterday as they toured the city to celebrate their achievements.
The students, dressed in their newly designed blue and maroon school sport shirts, were participating in The National Salut...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
After years of stalled plans to redevelop the defunct 9 Beaches resort, the Bermuda Land Development Company is preparing to seize the property off its tenant.
Francis Mussenden, chief executive officer of the BLDC, said the quango had “exhausted all...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young Bermudians looking for a lucrative career in an industry that is booming both locally and globally may want to consider information technology as an option.
According to local IT firm Oxygen, there is a shortage of young, local talent in the f...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A gala fundraiser that pitted America’s Cup sailors against each other in a “grind-off” has helped raise more than $100,000 for Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s educational programmes.
Graeme Spence of Oracle Team USA, Luke Parkinson of Ar...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Lawrence Scott’s dismissal from JetBlue Airways was not discussed beforehand at a New York meeting featuring figureheads from the airline and the Bermuda Government, a source has revealed.
On Monday, Mr Scott, a Progressive Labour Party MP, claimed t...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Kind winds ushered the French schooner Etoile into St George’s yesterday, four days ahead of her expected arrival.
The eye-catching vessel will be in Bermuda for more than a week as she heads to Saint Pierre and Miquelon for the bicentennial annivers...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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Keith Chiappa, the Bermudian neurologist temporarily posted to chief of staff for the Bermuda Hospitals Board, hopes to see a permanent replacement for the role within a matter of months.
“The search needs to be done deliberately and carefully,” said...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A cultural showcase comes to Dockyard’s Clock Tower Mall this Sunday as part of Heritage Month.
The event, from midday to 6pm, will feature games, live entertainment, tour of the Endeavour base and more.
Among those performing will be the H&H Gombe...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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Other
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A 22-year-old woman was taken to hospital this morning after a crash involving her motorcycle and a car.
The collision happened at the junction of Palmetto Road and Railway Terrace at about 8.55am in Pembroke.
A police spokesman said: “It appears tha...
DATE: May 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways