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Marsh and Guy Carpenter has announced three charity donations worth $5,000 to Knowledge Quest, Salvation Army and WindReach Bermuda.
The company’s donation to Knowledge Quest is being used to support Bermudian students by funding college and universi...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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The Human Rights Commission has called on discrimination laws to be expanded after a case involving “inflammatory” comments online.
While the commission said it was disturbed by the comments made by Desai Jones against Mark Anderson, it was unable to...
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Taking the plunge and going outside her comfort zone paid off for 23-year-old Shuntelle Paynter, a forensic science student who decided to try something different and teach English in China this summer.
“It was a big culture shock — however, you lea...
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The Eliza DoLittle Society (TEDS) will be hosting its annual tag day on Saturday, September 19.
As a step towards reducing hunger in Bermuda, the organisation will be out collecting money for their fundraiser. Their mission is to eliminate hunger alt...
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Former soldiers rolled back the years to put on a concert marking the 50th anniversary of the Bermuda Regiment.
Veteran bandsmen, some of whom were among the original Regiment band in the 1960s, performed a “give back” show in Hamilton’s Victoria Par...
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A “wild animal” that caused the Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve to be closed off on Friday evening was revealed to be a “rather large feral cat”, according to the Parks Department.
Police, along with the Parks Department and representatives of the Ber...
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A back-to-school event organised by a group of Progressive Labour Party MPs has been deemed a roaring success, with more than 400 people taking part.
Michael Weeks, the Shadow Minister of Culture, said the annual event first came about six years ago ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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A Pembroke man has been granted bail after he admitted taking a motorcycle without consent and obstructing a police officer.
Jason Liburd, 44, pleaded guilty to the offences when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
The court heard that Lib...
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The Bermuda Society of Arts (BSOA) has announced its annual bursary award recipient.
Sarai Jahdai Hines, 20, is studying a postgraduate degree in education secondary art and design and received the award of $5,000. She was one of 14 aspiring artists ...
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The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Bermuda Foundation is hosting a back-to-school bake-off with proceeds going towards the production of a colouring book.
With support from title sponsor Green Lite Café and Eatery, the event will take place at the L...
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