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A Bermuda Institute student has been recommended to attend the 2014 Envision Career Exploration programme at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts in July.
Tariq Basden, 16, received his recommendation from Loras College in...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Beauty product microbeads — they are pretty, they make your skin tingle, they could be destroying the environment.
The tiny plastic beads that have become popular additions to body washes, facial scrubs and shampoos have become the target of a new c...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Health insurance premiums continue to rise well above the rate of inflation, according to the latest figures.
The Consumer Price Index for April shows that, while prices across all sectors rose by just 1.9 percent since April 2013, the cost of health...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Department of Marine and Ports has promised extra ferries this weekend to help serve passengers on two visiting cruise ships.
A spokesman for the department said that on Saturday, the department will increase service on both the Blue and Orange R...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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For almost half a century, Baltimore teacher Luciel (Joni) LeKites visited Bermuda every year, describing its beauty to her friends.
Now, two years after she died at the age of 88, a group of her friends and colleagues have come to her favourite isla...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A horrific image of an elderly care home resident with massive bed sores has been used to reinforce calls for an independent watchdog for the nursing home sector.
Derrick Burgess, Progressive Labour Party Seniors and Workers spokesman, showed the ima...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A new facility providing accommodation to scores of homeless people could soon be open.
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy yesterday announced plans to renovate a disused Government building to provide “dignified emergency housing for the most vulner...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Canadian university student has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he admitted importing cannabis worth some $40,000.
In Magistrates’ Court this morning, 23-year-old University of Toronto student Moses Adejumo pleaded guilty to bringing...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Parents are being urged to keep a close eye on children playing in or near water.
Anyone on the beach, at a swimming pool or out on boats to beat the summer heat is encouraged to follow safety advice, especially if they are accompanied by youngsters...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Bermuda’s banks were yesterday blasted by campaigners.
And they called on the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to be given more teeth to ensure that Bermudians are not being singled out for redundancies.
Jason Hayward, president of the white collar u...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
