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A student at Whitney Institute Middle School injured two others with “equipment from an art class” in a “recent incident”, according to Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education.
Ms Richards said yesterday: “Any incident such as this is taken ve...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An elderly man was injured in a crash on North Shore Road yesterday.
The victim was in a car which collided with a van near Store Hill, Smith’s, shortly before 12.30pm.
Nobody else appeared to be injured.
Police said injuries did not appear to be lif...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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A bid to get more women involved in the traditionally male shipping industry was launched yesterday.
Tammy Richardson-Augustus, director of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association in Bermuda, handed over a booklet designed to promo...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Sarah Lagan
An announcement about the new bus schedule is expected next week, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said last night.
Zane DeSilva said the ministry hoped to deliver “great news” about the long-awaited new timetable on Monday. He was speaking two ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), in honour of its five decades of service to Bermuda this year, is expanding its community outreach throughout 2019. The BMA is partnering with a number of the island’s charities whose missions address five catego...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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The Ombudsman for Bermuda Ms. Victoria Pearman has been elected to represent the Caribbean and Latin America as Caribbean Director of the International Ombudsman Institute.
She will serve as president for the Caribbean and Latin American region. In t...
DATE: Mar 08, 2019
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Bermuda’s gang violence reduction co-ordinator explained yesterday how he negotiated a $33,000 raise after he accepted the job for far less reward than he initially sought.
Leroy Bean said his $125,000 salary was “somewhat of a medium” for the stress...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Abuwi Rasool, one of the founders of the Bermuda Society for the Blind, has died at 89.
Mr Rasool taught handiwork to other blind people, ran his own shop in Hamilton, and prided himself on travelling unaided all over the world.
Born Wilfred John Tac...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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Rushing to impose a living wage could fuel a “hustle economy” in which bosses dodge their tax contributions by paying staff in cash, the Bermuda Employers Council has warned.
Family Centre also cautioned against mandated higher wages risking the jobs...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A New York investment firm that is in the process of buying Bermuda Commercial Bank has “no plans with regard to gaming”, one of its principals insisted yesterday.
Lewis Katz, managing partner of Permanent Capital, was asked by The Royal Gazette to c...
DATE: Mar 07, 2019
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Sam Strangeways
