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A pair of abandoned sailboats have prevented elderly residents at Packwood Home from using their beach for more than ten years.
Apart from keeping senior residents off the beach, which directly faces sunsets in the West, the sailboats are also causin...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has vowed “not to rest” until Bermuda’s unemployment rate is down.
Currently listed at about eight percent, the Minister does not expect it to get much higher than that. But he warned “Bermuda’s economy has not yet ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Bermudians in the UK are invited to the annual Bermuda Networking Reception, scheduled to take place this weekend.
Premier Craig Cannonier is due to attend the event, which is organised by the Government’s London Office as an opportunity to encourage...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cheryl Packwood has been formally named the new Overseas Representative for the Government of Bermuda and Director of the Government’s office in Washington, DC.
Ms Packwood, who served as CEO of Business Bermuda for six years, will be responsible for...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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Bermuda’s offshoot of the global idea-sharing conference TED is becoming a tourism attraction for the Island, organisers say — and creating a host of local partnerships.
The annual gathering, which aims to stimulate new conversations through a divers...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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The Anglican Church of Bermuda is looking for Bermudians to seize leadership opportunities within the church, so they can avoid seeking priests overseas.
Later this month, the church will host four days of support and training for people interested i...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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Employees at AIG participated in a fundraising denim day with a difference this month.
Instead of the usual $5 ‘grub day’ fee, employees were asked to donate three non-perishable items to be donated to The Eliza DoLittle Society to help feed the hung...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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Governor George Fergusson has criticised a story in a UK newspaper, which claimed the Island is looking to ship dangerous criminals to the UK.
The article, which appeared in Sunday’s edition of The Telegraph, said the Island has faced an upswing of g...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy admits Bermuda’s work permit regime is not perfect. But it’s far improved from where it was.
New penalties contained in the first phase of the revised work permit policy come into force on April 1, 2014.
The new reg...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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Anti-drug group PRIDE Bermuda will this week launch its 16th annual Red Ribbon campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of drugs.
The campaign will begin with a lunch event at 12.30pm on Queen Elizabeth Park. The first 100 people who attend the eve...
DATE: Oct 22, 2013
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