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The Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences has been given two new “gliders” to collect an array of information about the Island’s waters.
The underwater gliders, named Jack and Minnie, arrived at BIOS last week, and are expected to set off later this s...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man denied using and possessing fake passports in the name of Alfred Alva Thompson when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
The man, whose identity is not known to the courts, was charged with having a false United Kingdom British Over...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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Black tourism will be the subject of the annual Kenneth Robinson and Cyril Outerbridge Packwood memorial lecture on Wednesday.
The event, organised by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, will be held at the New Hall Lecture Theatre, Ber...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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A man left in critical condition after a motorcycle crash on Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke is reportedly recovering on a general ward in King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The 45-year-old Devonshire man had struck a utility pole near Roxdene Lane in the e...
DATE: Jul 19, 2015
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New airport fees that will cost each traveller leaving Bermuda up to $20 more have been passed by the House of Assembly despite intense criticism from the Progressive Labour Party.
The fees come on the back of the hike in the departure tax from $35 t...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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The Bermuda Police Association has accused Premier Michael Dunkley of “divide and conquer” tactics as it reacted with dismay to news of job cuts.
Raoul Ming, the chairman of the BPA, described the ten redundancies as “nothing short of heartbreaking” ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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A Progressive Labour Party motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton has been defeated along party lines by 17 votes to 15. The vote came at 1am.
The debate laid bare long-simmering divisions of Parliament, including charges of favo...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 33-year-old Warwick man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery that took place on Monday.
However police are continuing to appeal for witnesses about the incident, in which two men used a machete and a gun at Warwick Esso gas statio...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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With gross national debt at $2.185 billion and facing another year with a budget deficit, the Bermuda Government is to execute a $200 million loan facility agreement with Butterfield Bank.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, made the announcement ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Students yesterday showcased a prosthetic hand developed during a summer camp that focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects.
The prosthetic hand, based on an open source design supported by the online e-nable community an...
DATE: Jul 18, 2015
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