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Turtles that were tagged in Bermuda nearly two decades ago have been spotted in Central America.
Three turtles tagged in the 1990s by the Bermuda Turtle Project (BTP) were found nesting on the beaches of Costa Rica and Mexico, each having the same ti...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Environment
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Thousands were stranded in Dockyard yesterday as the morning’s sudden suspension of ferries upset the plans of visitors.
Carrying 6,000 passengers between them, and a further 3,000 crew, the Norwegian Breakaway and Celebrity Summit were taken by surp...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government has repeatedly condemned impromptu work stoppages by transport workers in recent months, claiming they can damage Bermuda’s reputation as a tourism destination.
But although it drafted legislation to make wildcat industrial action by bus a...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Morning ferries were cancelled yesterday because unionised Marine & Ports staff refused to work under the mistaken belief their division head might be fired.
However, a walkout which left hundreds of locals and tourists stranded was later branded a “...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Bermuda Institute grade six teacher Sonia Dawes has been named the 2014 Teacher of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda.
Nominated by her student Xiaye Bradshaw, 11, Ms Dawes said she was “excited” and “humbled” after receivin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Online commentators have called for the privatisation of the ferry service after yesterday’s stoppage, with many fearing loss of tourism revenue due to the unannounced downing of tools.
Privatising or outsourcing services, including public transport,...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Pembroke man this morning denied forging a betting slip in an attempt to get $25,000 from a local betting shop.
Dashae Simons, 25, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of creating a false instrument, specifically a betting slip, usin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian species of fern is on the edge of extinction, according to an international “red list” of endangered species.
The Governor Laffan’s Fern and the Bermuda Shield Fern have both been included in the International Union for the Conservation o...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bank of Butterfield staff have been recognised after making deposits into a different type of bank account.
The financial institution has been named winner of the first ever Corporate Blood Drive — a campaign launched by hospital bosses to increase s...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Lower electricity bills, less trash being thrown out and the school’s garden benefiting from plentiful rich compost are some of the tangible results West Pembroke Primary is reaping thanks to a proactive green initiative that started at the end of la...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
