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Bermuda Institute grade six teacher Sonia Dawes has been named the 2014 Teacher of the Year by the Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda.
Nominated by her student Xiaye Bradshaw, 11, Ms Dawes said she was “excited” and “humbled” after receivin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Online commentators have called for the privatisation of the ferry service after yesterday’s stoppage, with many fearing loss of tourism revenue due to the unannounced downing of tools.
Privatising or outsourcing services, including public transport,...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A Pembroke man this morning denied forging a betting slip in an attempt to get $25,000 from a local betting shop.
Dashae Simons, 25, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of creating a false instrument, specifically a betting slip, usin...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian species of fern is on the edge of extinction, according to an international “red list” of endangered species.
The Governor Laffan’s Fern and the Bermuda Shield Fern have both been included in the International Union for the Conservation o...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bank of Butterfield staff have been recognised after making deposits into a different type of bank account.
The financial institution has been named winner of the first ever Corporate Blood Drive — a campaign launched by hospital bosses to increase s...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
James Doughty is a classic example of the proverbial ‘chip off the old block’.
The Les-Roches University graduate is a third generation sailor, following in the wake of his late grandfather Alan and father Paul, whose name is synonymous with youth sa...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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A Smith’s woman has donated a total of $30,000 to various charities and to the performing arts as a way to give back to her community.
To celebrate her 30th birthday, actress Nishanti Bailey decided to hold a play. The proceeds of her production Chai...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Mandatory drug tests for those in public office is a breach of privacy, according to Senator Diallo Rabain.
During a heated discussion in the Senate of a report about adopting the policy, some Senators voiced strong concerns about the invasion of the...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Frustrated minibus drivers are being overlooked by transport officials who advise tourists on how to travel around Bermuda, it has been claimed.
But that suggestion has been refuted by the Ministry of Transport, which said that cruise ship passengers...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
A ten percent grocery discount scheme is to end because retailers can’t afford it.
But Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said he hoped to “narrow the scope” of the discount deal to target those in most need.
Sen Fahy told Senate yesterday that the c...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
