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Christmas is looking bright for Bermuda’s disadvantaged youngsters, as donations keep coming in at the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
After real estate company Coldwell Banker gave 1,000 toys to the charity this week as part of the Toys fo...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Former Bermuda resident Tony Amos has been honoured for his work with endangered animal species.
The oceanographer, 78, accepted the Recovery Champion award on Wednesday at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, where he has worked since 1...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Environment
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Michael Dunkley has lambasted the suggestion that he is in cohoots with Ewart Brown, the former Premier, to have Marc Bean ousted.
Several sources told this newspaper that the Leader of the Opposition was heard making the statement at a meeting held...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A lively debate lies ahead in the House of Assembly today over new defence legislation, which leaves conscription intact at the Royal Bermuda Regiment.
The One Bermuda Alliance have made repeated promises to do away with the practice, but conscriptio...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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A book featuring previously unseen works by the late Peter Woolcock is set to be launched next Friday at the Bermuda National Gallery.
Woolcock’s Wonders includes a number of children’s illustrations, including drawings from three unpublished childre...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Diallo Rabain, the Opposition Leader in the Senate, has been named as the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate in Devonshire North Central.
The announcement was made at Alaska Hall yesterday by Marc Bean, who called him “a dedicated individual who al...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two senior Ministry of Finance officials are at odds over whether adequate permission was sought for the Bermuda Government’s deal to build a new airport terminal.
“Clearly we are at an impasse,” David Burt, the Shadow Minister of Finance, said at t...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Several pieces of legislation were approved in the Senate on Wednesday, with both parties expressing unanimous support.
The Perpetuities and Accumulations Amendment Act, tabled by Senator Jeff Baron, the Junior Minister for National Security, was des...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Defence counsel Elizabeth Christopher has described the decision to cast a search for a new Director of Public Prosecutions as “an insult” when there is a Bermudian qualified for the post.
There has been much contention surrounding the hiring of for...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre will resume normal operating hours from noon on Saturday, the Bermuda Hospitals Boards has confirmed.
The St George’s facility closed on Tuesday due to a “strong, unpleasant odour” resulting from floor renovations. ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015
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