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The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) has called for the Island to take a long-term approach to the America’s Cup.
In a statement issued yesterday afternoon, BEST applauded the announcement that Bermuda would host the 2017 America...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Phillip Trott, the president of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, has made an appeal for Bermudians to affect change by rooting out fear and hatred in the wake of the murder of Prince Edness last night.
To all who call Bermuda “Home”, ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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Governor George Fergusson has commended an officer who was fired upon while pursuing the two assailants who are believed to have murdered Prince Edness last night in Southampton.
“Last night’s incident saw the sad and unnecessary death of yet another...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton Post Office will be closed on Saturdays next year due to falling demand.
The city’s General Post Office (GPO) will be open on December 27, but that will be the last Saturday it operates.
It will continue to open between Monday and Friday f...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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The Progressive Labour Party issued a statement from its embattled leader Marc Bean this afternoon, saying the Opposition had led debate in the House of Assembly on Friday on “key issues”.
Mr Bean has been accused by the One Bermuda Alliance of makin...
DATE: Dec 07, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Almost $1 million will be invested in home-grown ideas from local entrepreneurs as part of the 2015 tourism mix, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said at the conclusion of its annual Tourism Experiences Investment process this weekend.
There were 40 suc...
DATE: Dec 07, 2014
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Tourism
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Warwick Academy principal Maggie McCorkell has announced that she will retire at the end of the school year in June 2016.
Ms McCorkell moved to Bermuda in 1980 and joined Warwick Academy a decade later.
“The time has come for me to retire,” she sai...
DATE: Dec 06, 2014
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An Opposition Bill granting the Premier the power to appoint a Commission of Inquiry has been passed with bipartisan support in the House of Assembly.
Introduced by Walton Brown, the Shadow Minister for Immigration, the amendments were brought in the...
DATE: Dec 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The members of a committee to investigate whether the Island should have a sex offender registry were announced at the House of Assembly this morning.
MPs Mark Pettingill, Suzann Holshouser, Craig Cannonier, Zane DeSilva and Kim Wilson will form the...
DATE: Dec 06, 2014
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An eminent social work professor has advocated the benefits of shared parenting, as opposed to the sole custody model, in cases of separation and divorce.
Speaking on the topic of estrangement between children and parents, Dr Edward Kruk called for ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2014
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