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Nearly seven inches of rainfall have inundated Bermuda so far this month, making it the wettest February in 18 years — and forecasts indicate there’s plenty more to come.
A total of 6.8in of rain has fallen this month, as recorded by Bermuda Weather ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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More than 400 delegates from around the world are expected to attend a conference of black mayors hosted by the Corporation of Hamilton in October, according to organisers.
But officials from the National Conference of Black Mayors — the US group tha...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
The Child Development Programme (CDP) has released a new guide aimed at helping caregivers and child care professionals monitor child development.
The Red Flags guide adapted from a guide used in Canada, is designed to assist professionals and famili...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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A campaign to provide books for every pre-schooler on the Island has been launched by radio host Nikita Robinson.
Ms Robinson hopes to collect more than 1,500 books before World Book Day, which is celebrated next Thursday, March 6.
The campaign is be...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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The owners of a confiscated pit bull which was put down amid public protest at the end of last year have had two more dogs seized and killed by Government wardens.
Gina Davis and her son Reyel Bowen were devastated when chocolate brown puppy Hershey ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Sam Strangeways
The PLP is continuing to pressure Premier Craig Cannonier on ‘jetgate’, urging him to open up about his relationship with developer Nathan Landow.
Mr Cannonier, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell and Attorney General Mark Pettingill were flown to the ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Polish adventure kayaker Aleksander Doba has arrived in Bermuda where he will make repairs to his broken rudder before continuing on to Florida in an attempt to become the first person to kayak solo from Europe to North America.
Mr Doba left Lisbon i...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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A total of two thirds of the 6.9 percent cut in Government spending in this year’s Budget is down to a Civil Service agreement to take a day off a month, a union leader said yesterday.
And Kevin Grant, president of the white collar BPSU, said: “We we...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Former Bishop of Bermuda Christopher Luxmoore, a devoted clergyman who strove for unity in the local Anglican community, has died in England at the age of 87.
Bishop Luxmoore, who served in Bermuda from 1985 to 1989, passed away on Sunday in Chichest...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Ferry service will resume this morning after Government and unionised workers reached a resolution regarding ongoing labour disputes.
Staff from the Department of Marine and Ports and the Department of Parks downed tools last week, but according to H...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
