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Arlene Brock’s eight-and-a-half years in charge of the Ombudsman’s Office of Bermuda have been nothing if not headline-grabbing.
She has been publicly accused of bias by a Cabinet Minister, sued by the Corporation of Hamilton and had at least one of ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The legalisation of medical marijuana could be on the cards, National Security Minister Michael Dunkley said yesterday.
And — in the clearest signal that the Island’s laws on the drug are set to be liberalised — Mr Dunkley added that a major report o...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A host of public figures recently celebrated World Book Day by taking part in a book drive and reading to the Island’s students.
Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley was joined by Shadow Minister of Community Affairs Michael Weeks, Deputy Sp...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Education
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The Opposition has praised the increase in budget allocation for the Bermuda Regiment, saying such increases are necessary for the end of conscription.
Speaking during the budget debate, Shadow Minister Michael Scott said he was pleased to see the bu...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new study has discovered a dramatic drop in the levels of mercury found in pregnant women in Bermuda in the last decade.
A paper published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE compares two studies conducted in 2003 and 2011 which reveal a significant...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Hundreds of Colonial War enthusiasts from the US are planning to visit Bermuda next year to celebrate the Island’s historic links with America.
The General Society of Colonial Wars, which was established in 1893, will bring around 300 of its members ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 80 Saltus students and relatives will be shaving their heads in the annual St Baldrick’s event at the school today.
Many more people across the Island have agreed to chop off their locks in aid of the charity.
The St Baldrick’s Foundation i...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Financial Assistance will have dealt out an “unprecedented” $50 million to roughly 2,680 residents in need by the close of the current fiscal year, according to Community Minister Wayne Scott.
That number of Bermudians depending on Government’s help ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island has been the named the top wreck diving destination in the region by a prestige magazine.
Scuba Diving singled out Bermuda as the best place for wrecks in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
And the wreck of the luxury liner Cristobal Colon, which...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Police have dismissed Opposition claims that an investigation into alleged illegal gaming at a betting shop owned by PLP leader Marc Bean was politically motivated.
And Acting Police Commissioner Mike Jackman has also rubbished suggestions by the par...
DATE: Mar 14, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
