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If you want to know what it takes to succeed in the Island Games, a good person to ask is Bermuda’s 30-medal phenomenon Kaisey Griffith.
In the previous four NatWest Island Games she struck gold 21 times and won a further nine medals to become arguab...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A former Warwick Academy student has been recognised as a future leader by a UK organisation that highlights the stellar performances of top black students.
Oxford University student Kevin Minors was given the accolade by Future Leaders 2012-2013 ma...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Health Minister Zane DeSilva has said that the Progressive Labour Party never pretended the hospital did not have its share of problems.
However, he said the facility made forward progress during the party’s time in power.
“The hospital is a v...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government issued 45 work permits for the Heritage Wharf project, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In response to parliamentary questions by Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban, Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley tabled a list of the work...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Health Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin has slammed her predecessor Zane DeSilva, for “defending the indefensible” during his two-year stint at the helm of the Ministry.
And she also attacked the former Chief of Staff at King Edward VII Memorial, say...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Youth poetry club ChewSLAM is hoping to take part in a Chicago poetry festival, but first they need the assistance of the public.
The club is hoping to raise $20,000 to send six competing team members and two coaches to the Brave New Voices (BNV) Poe...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two teenagers who used buckets to put out a brush fire in Pembroke have been praised for their actions by the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service.
Fire Service spokesman Lt Leonard Davis said the service received a report of a fire in the Berkeley Road a...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Refusing a breathalyser test cost a man his driver’s licence and $1,500 in fines.
Derick Gibbons, 41, of St David’s, pleaded guilty to refusing a breathalyser test following a random police search on July 6 in St George’s.
In Magistrates’ Court, Crow...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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Government has tabled amendments to give drunk drivers a guaranteed period of disqualification.
The Traffic Offences (Penalties) Amendment Act 2013 imposes an obligatory 18-month period of disqualification on the first offence of driving while impair...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
If you haven’t heard by now, Coconut Rockets is blasting off in Bermuda, and making a splash in the local watersport scene with Flyboarding.
Flyboarding is essentially using a board similar to a snowboard with its boot attachments. The Flyboard is at...
DATE: Jul 13, 2013
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