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The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s first woman Recruit Camp drill instructor will take to the parade ground this weekend.
Colour Sergeant Shanté Arnold, the chief clerk of the RBR, will put the latest intake of 36 raw recruits, including five Officer Cadet...
DATE: Feb 15, 2020
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Not a single penny has been paid into a fund that promised to train Bermudians for careers in financial technology, Parliament heard yesterday.
David Burt, the Premier, told MPs that no money had been paid into the Fintech Development Fund so far.
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DATE: Feb 15, 2020
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MPs will today clear the order paper for the House of Assembly in the run-up to next Friday’s Budget statement.
Amendments forced by the UK’s recent withdrawal from the European Union, known as Brexit, will come up for debate, with legislation switch...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A man was last night rushed to hospital after he was shot
A police spokesman said the victim, a 21-year-old Pembroke man, was shot in the shoulder.
The spokesman said police had received reports of gunshots in the Happy Valley Lane area of Pembroke s...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A capacity crowd turned out for the annual seniors’ tea party yesterday.
Hundreds of seniors attended the government-organised event held at the Fairmont Southampton.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said the tea ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Environmental charities said on Wednesday that they were considering their options after the home affairs minister confirmed a decision to allow a controversial quarry operation in a sensitive area.
Alana Anderson, the president of the Bermuda Natio...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A man has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted a string of theft-related charges.
Dean O’Brien, 58, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to an attempt to enter a house in Paget and trespassing with intent to steal.
He also pleaded guilty to pr...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Two candidates are up for a vacant residents’ councillor seat in St George.
Colin Campbell and Zindziswa Swan were the only two put forward by close of nominations yesterday to fill the seat left vacant by Lloyd Van Putten’s resignation.
An advance p...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Work to install a new lifeguard tower at John Smith’s Bay has started.
The tower will be constructed on a concrete pad at the Smith’s beach.
The tower will be built so it can be removed and stored inside over the off-season, which runs from November ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A Florida-bound British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Bermuda yesterday because of smoke in the cabin.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Services said they received a call about the diversion at around 4pm.
He ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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AUTHOR:
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