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A Bermudian on vacation in the Philippines said last night the country was braced for the impact of a major typhoon.
Terrilyn Griffiths said she was nervous about Typhoon Mangkhut, a Category 4 storm, but Filipinos in the area she is staying did not ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The home affairs ministry stepped into a row last night about three redundancies at power firm Ascendant.
The move came after three Bermudian marketing staff lost their jobs last week at Ascendant, parent company of Belco, and their roles were outsou...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Keri Pacheco, a graduate of the Raleigh Bermuda personal development programme, has been hired by the charity as a programme coordinator.
Ms Pacheco, an alumna from expeditions to Tanzania in 2013 and Borneo in 2017, stepped into the newly created ro...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Patrina O’Connor-Paynter and Ellen-Kate Horton have joined the appointments committee of the Media Council of Bermuda.
Ms Paynter, also known as PowerGirl, will serve as the committee chair.
They will join Myra Virgil, who has served on the on the co...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The Department of Corrections welcomed 21 new Corrections Officers to its ranks at a Passing Out Parade.
National security minister Wayne Caines joined fellow officers, family and friends at the Westgate Correctional Facility yesterday to celebrate t...
DATE: Sep 14, 2018
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A charity that set up to help patients in need receive treatment abroad is to hold tag days to raise funds.
The tag days are the main fundraiser for the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association’s general assistance programme.
John Rankin, the Governor, ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A daredevil tourist water-skied around Bermuda and plans to do it again next year.
Frank Cook, 64, took an hour and 18 minutes to complete the 42-mile circuit with Harold Conyers, a Bermudian architect, at the helm of the boat.
Mr Cook said that alth...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Traffic will be disrupted in the City of Hamilton for about two days for road resurfacing work.
The junction of Court and Angle Streets will be closed from today at 6am until the work is completed, which is expected to be by 4pm tomorrow.
Traffic hea...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
Celebrated photographer Alistair Morrison unveiled his latest work last night, designed to honour Bermudian icons.
Mr Morrison told the audience, including many of the subjects of the work, that they all felt like family to him.
He said: “Bermuda is ...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sexism exists in every walk of life and must be tackled across the whole of society, not just the political arena, it was claimed yesterday.
Davida Morris, a former Progressive Labour Party senator, said it was important to tackle the problem as earl...
DATE: Sep 13, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter