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New education minister Diallo Rabain this morning visited the Gifted and Talented Education programme students in advance of a student exhibition tomorrow.
The students have spent the past week in the summer Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team of Bermudians attended an international conference on problem gaming as the island moves closer to its first casino.
Along with the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission’s problem and responsible gaming director Roger Trott and commissioner Judith ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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Bermuda’s heroes are to be honoured this Sunday, with the launch of Trail of Our People: Trail Blazers as part of the 2017 Emancipation Celebrations.
This book is the culmination of a five year series, The Trail of Our People, during which time the D...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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This evening’s British Airways service from Gatwick is expected to arrive three hours and 45 minutes late.
As of 2.45pm, flight 2233, which usually arrives at LF Wade International Airport at around 6.30pm, was set to reach the island at 10.16pm.
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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The Mirrors Programme’s tenth anniversary student art competition is under way.
Reflections of Bermuda officially opened at the Rick Faries Gallery at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art last Friday.
Members of the public will be able to cast the...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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The owners of Mr Chicken have secured planning permission for a new restaurant near Shelly Bay.
However speaking yesterday, David Furbert said he did not know if he would be moving forward with the project.
“I have not made up my mind,” he said.
Acco...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A loggerhead turtle rescued by divers has been returned to the sea after nine months of care.
The turtle, nicknamed “Chad” by his rescuers, had been found tangled in cargo netting in Ely’s Harbour last October by Blue Water Divers.
While they were ab...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Robert A. Farmer, a former United States Consul General to Bermuda famed as a top fundraiser for the Democratic Party, has died at the age of 78.
Described by President Bill Clinton as a man who could “talk an owl out of a tree”, Mr Farmer — known to...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
A Southampton man accused of smuggling drugs into the country has been found not guilty by a unanimous verdict.
Harry Lightbourne, 56, was formally acquitted yesterday afternoon after a weeklong trial in the Supreme Court. Prosecutors had alleged tha...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government Cashiers’ Office on the ground floor of the Government Administration Building has been closed because of flooding.
According to spokesman, “work to restore the Cashiers’ office is under way and it is expected to be open tomorrow durin...
DATE: Jul 25, 2017
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