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Residents and the SPCA have raised concerns over a pet retailer’s ‘puppy in the window’ display.
Pic-A-Pet has recently begun advertising puppies for sale by placing them in their Queen Street shop window, drawing both adoration and condemnation from...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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A United Nations-recognised programme to empower students to find ways to make the world more sustainable through action-led learning has been embraced by two Island schools.
Victor Scott and West Pembroke primary schools are leading the way as the ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Doors remain shut at the Sandys 360 community sports centre — which is without power due to unpaid electricity bills.
Despite the setback, the Somerset facility has kept “as many programmes running as we can”, according to a member of staff, who said...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government expects to move forward soon with establishing land title registration on the Island, two years after legislation to do so was approved.
The Land Title Registration Act, which allows the move from deeds-based property transactions to a par...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A satellite tagged mako shark has made a visit to Bermudian waters.
Travelling a distance around 4,400 miles, the young female mako — called ‘GHOF1’, an abbreviation for Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation — was less than 30 miles offshore as of midnight las...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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The deadline to write to Government over changes planned for the Island’s education system falls on midnight this Friday.
The Ministry issued a reminder that the public consultation on parental and community involvement in schools was nearing its clo...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fourteen staff at CedarBridge Academy have learned the emergency procedure CPR along with First Aid.
Para-educators and science lab technicians requested the training during professional development sessions at the school last month.
The training req...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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Education
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority is searching for someone to fill the position of chief sales and marketing officer.
The successful candidate will report to the chief executive officer, and will be based overseas.
“The chief sales and marketing officer ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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A two-day gathering of delegates from Government, the unions and private sector representatives to tackle Bermuda’s precarious economic situation began this morning.
Premier Craig Cannonier warned the tripartite economic committee of a continued back...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Another healthcare provider may take over the site of the Lamb Foggo Urgent Care Centre, according to Health Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin.
The Southside, St George’s facility, which opened to fanfare in April, 2009, is being closed down due to lo...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell