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l The total number of jobless people was 1,714, representing a 4.5 percent unemployment rate.
• Of the 965 people who gave reasons for leaving their job, 227 did so voluntarily. The same number were made redundant and 172 were sacked.
• The median ho...
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Motivational speaker Dennis Rahiim Watson has again been honoured for his work with gang members in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Mr. Watson, who was presented with an award by Brooklyn's Chief Law Enforcement Officer and Kings County Distri...
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The landing of a ship 175 years ago that brought 78 enslaved men, women and children will be re-enacted next Wednesday.
Imagine Bermuda and The Corporation of Hamilton have partnered to observe the 175th anniversary of the landing of the Enterprize t...
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The number of people looking for work topped 1,700 during 2009, according to Bermuda's first comprehensive labour force survey.
And business leaders fear the figure — which represents a 4.5 percent unemployment rate — has risen since the study was co...
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Sam Strangeways
The annual Total Economic Value (TEV) of Bermuda's coral reefs has been estimated at more than $722.4 million.
Estimated values of six key ecosystem goods and services were identified as: Coral reef-associated tourism; reef-associated fisheries; amen...
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February is Healthy Heart Month and to mark the occasion nurses from King Edward Memorial Hospital will offer free health screenings in the hospital's lobby.
"Knowing your risk for heart disease can give an early warning, giving you time reduce the l...
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Premier Ewart Brown will return to the House of Assembly today hoping to convince his critics to pass two bills they’ve complained about in the past.
One of them — a bill to waive cabin tax on cruise ships — is understood to have previously come unde...
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Van driver injured in crash
A woman escaped serious injury after the van she was driving crashed onto its side in an accident in St. George's.
The accident happened at 11.20 a.m. on Wednesday on St. David's Road, near the junction with Ship Point Roa...
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Motorist Mendall Outerbridge admitted running over Raymond (Smockie) Curtis as he sped home from a night out but suggested he may already have been dead.
The jury hearing Outerbridge's trial heard the admissions made to the Police when a series of ta...
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A PLAN FOR A NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMME FOR BERMUDA
The National Service Programme is designed to provide opportunities for every young Bermudian to contribute meaningfully to our society and broaden their scope through mentoring younger peers and a...
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