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Health Minister Jeanne Atherden has proclaimed today World Autism Awareness Day, marking the start of Autism Awareness Month.
Ms Atherden read the official UN declaration celebrating the eighth annual World Autism Awareness Day at a community event, ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2015
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Opposition deputy leader David Burt said the PLP is not against budget cuts, while pointing to the PLP’s proposal for a joint One Bermuda Alliance-Progressive Labour Party immigration policy as an effective method to resolve Bermuda’s financial diffi...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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The Freedom of Information Act came into effect in Britain on January 1, 2005, and since then more than 400,000 requests have been filed under the legislation.
The law is similar to the Public Access to Information Act being introduced in Bermuda tod...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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After more than a decade of waiting, landmark legislation allowing unprecedented public scrutiny of the Government’s affairs has today become law.
Public Access to Information, or PATI, has the power to profoundly alter the way the Island conducts it...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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A German research vessel, which was docked in St George’s, has set sail for the Sargasso Sea.
Scientists on-board the RV Maria S Merian will be assessing the hydrographic and ecological situation of the central Sargasso Sea pelagic community, its ke...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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A Devonshire woman with a passion for crafting has been sharing her love of all things handmade with seniors for the last three years.
Kathy Faries volunteers with the Crafty Bunch Angels — a group of ten to 15 seniors — who come together at the Ber...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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The telecommunications expert Gladwyn Bean, who introduced the Reuters news service to Bermuda and retired to become a well-known taxi owner operator, has died at the age of 65.
Mr Bean’s wife, Judith Hall-Bean, a senior civil servant who was the ass...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson’s restaurant opening at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess in May is to be named Marcus’.
The globally influenced menu, being executed by executive chef Leo Marino, will include dishes that were featured in the pop-up res...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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Edgar Humann, a Bermuda resident, former French Consul and philanthropist who was the chairman of his family foundation that supported the arts and other charitable endeavours, died on Sunday afternoon. He was 77.
Gary Phillips, chairman of the Bermu...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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The Bermuda Police Service have confirmed the death of 16-year-old Arai Joell-Johnston, of Paget, as a result of last night’s crash on Harbour Road.
Arai was seriously injured when the auxiliary cycle he was riding collided with a car at about 11.10...
DATE: Apr 01, 2015
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