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The Tech Quest 2000 sponsored by the National Training Board (NTB) acknowledged nine of its scholarship recipients this week.
Acting Education Minister Ewart Brown recognised the awardees flanked by NTB executive director Michael Stowe.
Mr. Stowe, al...
DATE: Jun 19, 2004
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Sixteen Bermudian charities shared the final legacy of the Voluntary Independent Pensioner (VIP) fund after Sir Richard Gorham decided it was time to wind the charity up.
The organisation was begun in 1954 when Sir Richard, then in his 30s, convinced...
DATE: Jun 19, 2004
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Noted philanthropist and former president, director and Board chairman of Purvis Ltd., Roderick Ferguson has passed away at the age of 94.
His son, Roderick Ferguson, Jr., said his father was "an empire builder".
The elder Roddy Ferguson was fiercely...
DATE: Jun 19, 2004
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No challenge, it seems, is too big for Clifford Schorer.
The 37-year-old entrepreneur now taking on the "almost insurmountable" task of restoring the Sonesta Hotel to solvency, started his life in business salvaging distressed technology companies.
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DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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TWENTY years ago, Bermuda saw fit to establish Summer Haven, a home for the island's physically challenged. Separate apartments facilitate independent living, each has a balcony offering views of the South Shore, and the rent is affordable to anyone ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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MEMBERS of the philanthropic Donor Forum collectively gave more than $10 million to the community last year, and a joint initiative with the Centre on Philanthropy has led to a meeting with Attorney General Larry Mussenden to strengthen and streamlin...
DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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This is the first in a three-part series on Independence. Part One analyses Independence from an international, economic and historical perspective; Part Two examines other relevant issues that flow from examining the topic, and Part Three sums up th...
DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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Independence activists who bemoaned the lack of passion for the issue at this week's Bermuda Industrial Union should listen more carefully to the "youngest" member of the panel, Chris Smith.
Mr. Smith, the moderator, who is in his late 30s, said most...
DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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OUCH, Mr. Editor, but it's funny how touchy we can become when the shoe is on the other foot. Shrill, super-critical Opposition parties become Governments and suddenly they're hyper, hyper sensitive.
The Progressive Labour Party, it seems, is no exce...
DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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The fifth annual Children's Reading Festival being held at a Hamilton park tomorrow will be opened by Home Affairs Minister, Randy Horton.
The Children's Reading Festival is being hosted by the Bermuda Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, I...
DATE: Jun 18, 2004
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