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The parents of West Pembroke Primary students might be sweating at tonight’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting — in a good way.
Rather than a traditional PTA meeting, the school is holding a free Zumba class for parents, in partnership with Th...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Health Minister Jeanne Atherden believes nurses could be more involved when it comes to health policy and creating legislation.
Ms Atherden was responding to comments by Maxine Herbert-Watson, of the Bermuda Nurses Association, during the proclamatio...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy has issued a warning that penalties with respect to the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act are in effect.
Speaking in the Senate this morning, he said penalties under the legislation came into effec...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A brush fire has been extinguished in the Happy Valley area of Devonshire.
Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze at 9.30pm.
No one was injured.
Fire Service spokesman Sergeant Jamal Albuoy said that a 20ft by 20ft area of trees an...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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Finance Minister Bob Richards has announced the conclusion of an independent appraisal of the controversial airport redevelopment project.
According to a statement, the appraisal looked specifically at the method of procurement for the project using ...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Opposition to same-sex marriages stands at 60 per cent — but voters favour granting status to holders of Permanent Resident’s Certificates if they have lived on the Island for more than 25 years.
The figures emerged from a survey by Profiles of Bermu...
DATE: May 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 200 objectors along with the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce are opposing a second attempt by Digicel Bermuda to obtain planning permission for a mobile cell tower in Devonshire.
The communications company’s earlier effort f...
DATE: May 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Island’s only dedicated school for children with special needs is inviting students to take part in the upcoming half-marathon to raise badly needed funds.
Four students from the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy, aided by strollers, will for the f...
DATE: May 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The annual meeting of the Bermuda Bar Association three weeks ago, provided for by section 5(1) of the Bermuda Bar Act 1974, returned the following results:
Officers: Richard Horseman (president); Karen Williams-Smith (vice-president); Christian Luth...
DATE: May 19, 2015
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A three-year-old girl injured when a truck crashed into pedestrians at a bus stop has been released from hospital.
The child’s mother, a 34-year-old Pembroke woman, and her seven-year-old sister was also injured in the accident, which happened on Par...
DATE: May 19, 2015
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