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Bermuda is in the running to host one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world after being shortlisted as a potential venue for the 2017 America’s Cup.
And if the Island’s bid is successful, the sailing event could pump millions of ...
DATE: May 16, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
When Shay-Juan Bascome graduates from the Bermuda College today his proud mother will be right there with him, literally.
Colette Riley, 42, and son, Mr Bascome, will be graduating together. Mrs Riley has earned a certificate in office skills, and M...
DATE: May 15, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Hamilton Parish Council’s newly-created scholarship fund has been given a $5,000 boost by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The donation comes as part of a Government programme to help and oversee the Island’s parish councils.
“Councils are tasked with ...
DATE: May 15, 2014
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In the second of her two part series about the People’s Campaign,
Cheryl Pooley calls for low-income workers to be paid $20 an hour
In 2013 1,100 additional Bermudians lost jobs even as the economy showed minor signs of recovery with exempt and loca...
DATE: May 15, 2014
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A fundraising drive for an education fund at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has almost reached the $1 million mark.
The Degroote Bermudian Alumni Dalhousie/BIOS Fund is dedicated to providing research and study opportunities at BIOS for stud...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Bermuda College will hold its graduation ceremony for 95 students on Thursday, with a mother and son among those completing their studies.
The college will close at 1pm for the 2.30pm ceremonies on the college field.
Evening classes will be held as ...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Government is being urged to make cannabis immediately available for medicinal use, decriminalise personal possession of the drug as a priority, and consider eventually legalising it completely, according to an independent advisory group.
The finding...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The rise in company incorporation numbers show that Bermuda is “moving in the right direction after a number of difficult years,” Minister of Education and Economic Development, Dr Grant Gibbons told the House of Assembly on Friday.
He said: “Honoura...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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Kishana Thomas Quallo will soon be the Bermuda College’s first distance learner to take part in a study abroad programme.
Mrs Quallo, 25, is currently working on her Bachelor of Business Administration in management and marketing through Mount St Vin...
DATE: May 12, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Boys learn better when they have an effective relationship with the teacher, while girls are more focused on their relationship with other girls. These were some of the findings made by Dr Michael Reichert and colleagues involved in a study of how gi...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
