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Saltus Grammar School has announced an enrolment figure of 931 for the new school year, marginally higher than expected.
The school lost 47 students last year due to their families relocating, leading to the loss of five teaching assistant jobs.
Howe...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A new coffee table book celebrating Caribbean tourism, names Coco Reefs Bermuda Resort owner, John Jefferis, as one of the hoteliers that have significantly shaped the industry in this region.
The book, ‘The Caribbean: From Pirates to Hoteliers’ is b...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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Disappointed thespians are putting on a brave face, after the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society lost its traditional yule venue of City Hall for next year’s Christmas panto.
“I think it will be the first time since the late 1960s,” said BMDS Presi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of a molested girl said yesterday she was outraged that the man responsible was given a suspended sentence.
Joshua Crockwell, 22, was convicted earlier this year of sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl in a 2010 incident.
Chief Justice ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Leslie delivered lashing rains and gusts near hurricane force, but the sprawling storm luckily skipped east of the Island by about 145 miles.
“Bermuda has been blessed,” National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief declared as the Emerg...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans are being considered to move the Hamilton Ferry Terminal.
No details as to where the terminal would be moved or what would become of the current site have been disclosed, with the project said to be still in the early discussion stage.
A spokes...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government should drop plans to turn a section of Astwood Park into a scrambling track, according to the Minister responsible for the national park’s creation.
Former UBP Minister Quinton Edness, who oversaw the 1980 purchase of the land by Governmen...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda got “a hurricane party without a hurricane”, according to international storm chaser and Weather Channel celebrity Jim Cantore — but the Island scored high marks for “a great fire drill”.
This weekend marked the US meteorologist’s fourth visi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government should “reach out” to travel guide Frommer’s about its warning that Bermuda is repressive to gay people, says the United Bermuda Party.
Kim Swan, interim leader of the UBP, said that his party wants “a Bermuda that is fair and welcoming to...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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Other
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One of the Island’s technology entrepreneurs has thrown his online presence behind an ambitious campaign in support of the Island’s at-risk youth.
For Fireminds CEO Michael Branco, backing the New Beginnings $1 Million Campaign also offers a chance t...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
