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The education minister warned tonight that there would have to be “an uncomfortable and necesssary conversation” about the “repurposing and realigning” of the island’s primary school system.
Diallo Rabain said that talks would have to be held alongsi...
DATE: Oct 28, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Walton Brown’s unswerving commitment to Bermudian independence brought a touch of humour to the sorrow of his loss.
David Burt, the Premier, and former Progressive Labour Party minister and longstanding friend of Mr Brown’s Dale Butler told the congr...
DATE: Oct 19, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hundreds of mourners packed the Anglican Cathedral to bid farewell yesterday to MP and former government minister Walton Brown.
The standing room-only congregation at the Hamilton church heard that Mr Brown combined a fierce commitment to social just...
DATE: Oct 19, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A grieving woman said yesterday that she still had not been given answers about her father’s death in a road crash more than a year ago.
Ciara Martin’s father, Marco Bowen, died after his motorcycle was in collision with a water truck in rush hour tr...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
A charity set up to feed the hungry yesterday thanked the public for its support after last month’s Hurricane Humberto knocked out power and ruined its stocks of frozen food.
The Eliza DoLittle Society was forced to shut down on a temporary basis aft...
DATE: Oct 18, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A former resident of under-threat historic Dockyard houses pleaded for their preservation yesterday.
Roger Bendall, who now lives more than 10,000 miles away in Sydney, Australia, said the crumbling Victorian-era terraced homes in Albert Row should b...
DATE: Oct 17, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A nurse suffering from cancer said yesterday she “appreciated every penny” after the public rallied around and donated $24,000 to help pay for her treatment overseas.
Eloise Bell, 73, is still in Boston, where she has been since September 30, for tre...
DATE: Oct 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first woman director of music for the Somerset Brigade Band said yesterday she was proud to throw her support behind this year’s poppy appeal in aid of Bermuda’s war veterans.
Cher-Ann Brangman, 42, said that taking the directorship this year had...
DATE: Oct 16, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mentally ill man who committed a “spree” of violent offences, including a serious sexual assault, last year was yesterday detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act.
The hospital order imposed restrictions to block the discharge of Jah-Rome H...
DATE: Oct 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A night of entertainment is to be held next month to raise funds to help set up the island’s first clinic for amputees.
LaKiesha Wolffe said her charity, A New Life, also hoped that the clinic would be able to start construction of high-tech replacem...
DATE: Oct 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell