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DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Pigs were kissed, chest hair was waxed and songs were sung as local figures took to the stage to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The annual “How much would you pay to see me…?” fundraiser took to Front Street at Harbour Nights last night.
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DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Health has warned the public about sexually transmitted infections after a “notable increase” of gonorrhoea.
It said gonorrhoea rates had tripled compared with previous years and there have also been increases of chlamydia, herpes and...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Senators unanimously backed Bermuda’s sugar tax yesterday as a “good first step” in promoting healthier lifestyles.
However, Crystal Caesar, Junior Minister of Home Affairs and Economic Development, said the tax would not be a solution to all the is...
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Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva has warned that picking a Bermudian successor for the top job was not as simple as it appeared.
Mr DeSilva, who retires tomorrow, told The Royal Gazette that the notion of succession planning had been “confused”...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Plans to install new generators at Belco have been given the go ahead.
The application proposed four new 14 megawatt dual-fuel diesel engines, to be installed in a new powerhouse with a 65-metre chimney on the Belco site between Cemetery Road and St ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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A video showing public works minister David Burch telling off a garage owner for allegedly breaking the law has sparked interest on social media.
The recording was made by Mark Sousa, owner of Cardoza’s garage, as Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch rebuk...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Sam Strangeways
The Deputy Premier is in London to represent Bermuda in meetings with Britain and the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council.
Walter Roban and Kimberley Durrant, Bermuda’s London Office director and representative in the UK, are attending th...
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A relaxation of advertising rules has been proposed to encourage local cable television production.
Under policies in place since 2008, local cable operators can lease up to ten channels but they cannot insert or allow advertisements on the leased ch...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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Parents at a crisis-hit primary school are to meet education officials and school managers next week.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Education said the Elliot Primary School parent teacher association would “develop a plan to consider the issues...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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