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Bermudians at the racially troubled campus of the University of Missouri have spoken of their alarm — as well as their hope.
After tensions peaked this week, Ty-Ron Douglas, an assistant professor at the university, and Kerri Furbert, a student in h...
DATE: Nov 13, 2015
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Highlights of today’s Throne Speech include pledges to:
• Strengthen human rights legislation to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of mental disability, as well as discrimination through printed word, telephone discussions or any electronic medium...
DATE: Nov 13, 2015
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Marsh and Guy Carpenter employees are volunteering their time with Meals on Wheels and Outward Bound as part of the companies’ annual Community Giving Day.
Volunteers at Meals on Wheels are helping with meal preparation and delivery, dish washing, fr...
DATE: Nov 13, 2015
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Two business organisations have said they are broadly encouraged by the contents of today’s Throne Speech.
John Wight, vice-president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, in a statement, said: “The Throne Speech was well balanced, with a recognition t...
DATE: Nov 13, 2015
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Business partnership laws are to be revamped to make sure Bermuda stays competitive.
The Throne Speech explained that the changes would maintain the Island’s position as an offshore business leader.
The speech, delivered by Governor George Fergusson ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Surviving Second World War veterans marched on Front Street yesterday morning, as Bermuda honoured those lost in conflict.
Large crowds also gathered outside the Cabinet Building despite blustery conditions to pay their respects, as did serving Royal...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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A formal ceremony will take place at City Hall on Friday after the Convening of Parliament and Throne Speech.
The Royal Bermuda Regiment (RBR), which is this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, will be granted the Freedom of the City to march thr...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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The family of the late Olympic sailor Reid Kempe have raised $6,000 for the cancer care charity PALS.
Mr Kempe passed away in August after a six-month battle with cancer.
He had been hoping to celebrate his upcoming 65th birthday on a party bus but ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
Mount Saint Agnes Academy remembered Bermuda’s fallen heroes in an early Remembrance Day ceremony.
While Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, school principal Sue Moench told students gather...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Six Columbus crabs have found a new home in the UK after travelling across the Atlantic Ocean on the back of a buoy.
The crabs, which measure about half an inch in diameter, are thought to have come from the Sargasso Sea off the coast of Bermuda.
P...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015
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Environment
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