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Opposition to the renaming of Somers Day to honour a Bermudian hero of the abolition of slavery movement in Britain was “mind boggling”, a government minister has said.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said that the...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Seniors were treated to an afternoon of entertainment and thanks at the Bermuda Housing Trust’s annual tea.
The event, at St Paul’s Church hall in Paget, celebrated the contributions made to the island by the non-profit organisation’s 196 tenants.
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A veteran Bermuda teacher and education administrator has lost her Supreme Court bid to have the appointment of the Commissioner of Education quashed.
Gina Tucker claimed that she had “not been fairly treated or properly considered” for the job, whi...
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A drive-in movie night in Hamilton, which proved a success last year, is returning next month.
A double feature on Saturday, March 7 will show at the City Hall car park, where entry will be free, with food vendors on hand and servers on roller skates...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Police have launched a back-to-the-future bid to get police closer to the people they serve in the wake of a string of shooting incidents.
Commissioner of Police Steven Corbishley said that a walkabout held in Hamilton yesterday was part of an effort...
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A man murdered in 2006 was stabbed in the heart, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
John Obafunwa, a forensic pathologist, told the court that Marcus Gibbings died of blood loss after he suffered multiple stab wounds.
Dr Obafunwa highlighted three ma...
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The loss of an organisation set up to help island charities has damaged the non-profit sector, its former executive director said.
Danielle Riviere added the biggest loss from the closure of the Centre on Philanthropy was the opportunity for charitie...
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The body of a man was found at a derelict house in Pembroke yesterday.
A police spokesman said that officers were “alerted to a foul smell” from an abandoned building in the Parsons Road area at about 8.20am.
He added: “Upon investigation they discov...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Many seniors have fears about their financial security, Bermuda’s newest senator said yesterday.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade explained that older island residents were worried that they may not be able to live off their savings and pensions with a rising c...
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The Information Commissioner’s office will be closed on Friday for a move to a new location.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, said that the new office would enable to ICO to “operate more efficiently and allow us to offer additiona...
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