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French film-maker Emmanuel Itier has returned to the island to film two new documentaries.
Mr Itier, whose previous films looked at God and women in politics, has now turned his attention to economics and health, interviewing local figures alongside ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
CedarBridge Academy has notched up 20 years since it opened its doors as the biggest school the island had ever seen.
The secondary school opened in new buildings in Prospect in 1997 and was dubbed the “mega school”.
The school faced criticism for it...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Complaints about the abuse of vulnerable older people have jumped in the past six weeks, the Department of Ageing and Disability Services said yesterday.
Kim Wilson, Minister of Health, said the increase could be because of “the stellar job that sect...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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A man travelling the world to run a 10K race in every country stopped off in Bermuda at the weekend to chalk up his 131st destination.
Dan Thompson, 56, who is raising funds for the UK charity Cancer Research, began his odyssey in 2014 at the Olympic...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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The project co-ordinator at an environmental charity is to take over its leadership.
Kim Smith will replace co-founder of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce Stuart Hayward as the charity celebrates its tenth anniversary.
BEST was firs...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Pupils at a Pembroke school were sent home early yesterday because of plumbing problems.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education confirmed that Dellwood Middle School was forced to close early but it is expected to reopen this morning.
The plumbi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Fifty first responders have been honoured by the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club.
The emergency medical technicians and firefighters were invited to a luncheon as part of the WelcomeHeroes initiative from the hotel’s parent company AccorHotels.
They...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Tonight’s British Airways flights are delayed after a late departure from Gatwick.
Flight 2233, from London Gatwick to Bermuda, left the UK at 6.45pm UK time — more than four hours later than scheduled — and is not expected to arrive in Bermuda until...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Demand for a local reading programme was up during the last school year, a new report has confirmed.
According to The Reading Clinic, 100 students took part in its core reading programme during the 2016-17 school year — up from 92 the year before.
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DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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The Elliott Street car park is set to be closed for more than a week to allow work in the area.
According to the Corporation of Hamilton, the car park will be closed on Thursday, reopening 11 days later on Monday, December 4.
A spokeswoman said: “Thi...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes