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The final casualty of the War of 1812 was remembered in a ceremony in St George’s this weekend almost 200 years after his death.
The annual Midshipman Dale ceremony, held on Saturday, marked the 199th anniversary of the American sailor’s death in St ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Last week’s industrial action by Marine and Ports staff was “irregular and unlawful”, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy — but ferry workers will remain on strike this morning.
Bermuda Industrial Union head Chris Furbert said that striki...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Single mother juggles pursing a Master’s Degree and raising a six-year-old daughter and her teenaged brother
By Nadia Arandjelovic
When Christia Swan became pregnant with her daughter, Sakairi, at age 19 her dreams of completing a university degree w...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Pembroke Hamilton Club has been given until the end of the month to pay off a $1.2 million loan from the Bermuda Industrial Union, club sources have revealed.
In 2001, the BIU loaned PHC the monies to finance resurfacing of the playing field and inst...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Colin Thompson
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Bermuda Hotel Association will this week host the 2014 Hospitality Career Fair at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
The Fair, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, is hoped to encourage qualified Bermudians to apply...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Tourism
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Decriminalisation of drugs would benefit Bermuda, but will not end the violence, according to US cop-turned-campaigner Jack Cole.
Mr Cole, co-founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), is on the Island this week to speak with the public a...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government paid out $150,000 as a “trade off” to the Bermuda National Trust, in order to break its 99-year lease for the West End’s historic Springfield House.
Although an estimated $750,000 had been paid by Government into refurbishing the rundown s...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A power outage caused by this morning’s torrential rains brought business to a standstill for some retailers on Front Street.
Electricity was cut at around 10.15am after a transformer located outside the AS Cooper store was flooded.
Although Belco en...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Over 25 feature-length and short films, including three which are have been nominated for an Oscar, will be shown in the 17th annual Bermuda International Film Festival.
The Festival runs from March 21 to 27 at the Liberty Theatre.
This year’s progr...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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A 25-year-old man has admitted running up $12,755 in charges on two credit cards stolen from Senator James Jardine.
Magistrates’ Court heard Malik Cann, of no fixed abode, made the charges at a variety on Pembroke businesses, starting on February 13 ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2014
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