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Cancer care experts have backed a ban on sunscreen linked to the death of coral reefs.
Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre said it was aware of evidence that big-name brands of sunscreen which contain oxybenzone and octinoxate had been linked to coral ble...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A judge has rejected businessman Wendall Brown’s attempt to have a government lawsuit against him and one of his companies thrown out.
The civil action accused Mr Brown and Zane DeSilva, a Progressive Labour Party MP, of profiting from their former p...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Sam Strangeways
The Endeavour community sailing programme has been promised support from investment management firm Orbis.
The charity announced yesterday that it will benefit from a multiyear investment from the company.
Jennifer Pitcher of Endeavour said: “The par...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 50th anniversary of Bermuda’s first General Election under universal adult suffrage will be marked next Tuesday.
Students at Sandys Secondary Middle School got an early start yesterday with a celebration of the political and social milestone — an...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A total of 53 people have been trained in hospitality through a Government training programme, education minister Diallo Rabain announced this morning.
Mr Rabain said three groups have undergone training at the Fairmont Southampton and the Hamilton P...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Court witnesses will be able to give evidence through a video link after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly this morning.
Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the change would “improve the administration of justice in Bermuda by reducin...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A 32-year-old man was banned from the roads for a year after he refused to take a breath test.
Magistrates' Court heard officers saw Malcolm Johnston driving his car with no headlights on Front Street.
Police said they smelled alcohol but Johnston ...
DATE: May 17, 2018
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Major marine predators including groupers and snappers are endangered, a scientist has warned.
Thaddeus Murdoch, chief scientist at the Bermuda Reef Ecosystem Assessment and Mapping programme, added that if the problem is not dealt with, it is “highl...
DATE: May 17, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Events designed to end street violence can help cut gun crime, an activist has said.
Desmond Crockwell said that the goal of the anti-violence forums launched last spring was to “stop the killing”.
Mr Crockwell said: “I think we have played a huge ...
DATE: May 17, 2018
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A massive chunk of concrete from an HSBC building in Hamilton crashed into the sidewalk yesterday.
The bank has shut the Reid Street entrance to its Harbourview building as the cause of the incident is investigated.
A poster on Facebook who saw the i...
DATE: May 17, 2018
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