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Extra legislation to protect the independence of human rights commissioners is needed, it was claimed yesterday.
Tawana Tannock, the outgoing chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission, said the organisation was not linked to a government department b...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Changes in the administration of payments to families of elderly war veterans were defended yesterday by the Ministry of Finance.
Officials said a new system for the payments, which included processing of claims overseas, was introduced last year to ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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A waterside park is to get a major revamp, the City of Hamilton announced yesterday.
The work at Albuoy’s Point off Front Street will include improved lighting, new seats and better access to the harbourfront.
A spokeswoman for the city said: “With t...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The individuals behind the “Supporting Fair Immigration Reform” Facebook group and our members would like to applaud the Honourable Chief Justice for his decision recently to invalidate a $5,000 fine imposed on Ms Ashley Aguiar for taking unpaid work...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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The Bermuda World Heritage Site Management Committee of Bermuda is excited to welcome the community to an open consultation session to take place the evening of Wednesday January 23rd, at which the committee will seek public input for the 2020 to 202...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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A teenager injured in a crash early yesterday is still in hospital in a stable condition.
A police spokesman said the 17-year-old boy was involved in a two-motorcycle collision at about 4.30am at the junction of Cobbs Hill Road and Ord Road in Paget....
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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A young man spread the gift of charity over his Christmas break by helping build schools in Africa.
Brady Cordeiro, 18, from Warwick, spent two weeks building schools with volunteers at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
Brady, who attends Ne...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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Island taxi drivers have donated cash to charities for the elderly and terminally ill.
The Bermuda Taxi Operators Association picked Age Concern and Friends of Hospice because it was aware its membership was ageing and wanted to donate to organisatio...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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An athlete struck down by a stroke a year ago is to take part in a gruelling three-day sports event to celebrate his battle back to health.
Bruce Sinclair, 45, will compete in the Bermuda Triangle Half Challenge, part of the Bermuda Marathon Weekend ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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A whopping 770-pound Atlantic bluefin tuna was brought ashore this weekend by a team of brothers fishing at Challenger Bank.
Delvin Bean reeled in the fish on Saturday morning from the charter boat Paradise One captained by his brother, Allan Bean Jr...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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Jonathan Bell