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Bermuda holds the power to flourish as a global centre of technology in the industry of its choosing, a leading British technical education advocate declared yesterday.
Alumni of the Bermuda Technical Institute, which shut in 1972, have brought one o...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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New hotel developments subject to tax breaks can take advantage of further relief under legislation approved on Friday in the House of Assembly.
The Tourism Investment Amendment Act 2019 applies to developments The Loren at Pink Beach, Rosewood Bermu...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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Not everybody shared the love 50 years ago when Linda Smith, a black Bermudian, tied the knot with Rudolf Stroble, a white German.
Some people even sent back their wedding invitations.
Others said the marriage did not stand a chance.
“I feel like bei...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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A 29-year-old man who was “unaccounted for” at Westgate prison today is back in police custody.
The announcement this afternoon did not identify the inmate, but said police and Department of Corrections personnel conducted a joint search.
The man was...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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Somersfield Academy students heard of the potential in technology and artificial intelligence this morning from Tom Ilube, a British entrepreneur and advocate for technical education.
Mr Ilube spoke to P5 to DP1 students at the Devonshire school, fol...
DATE: Sep 30, 2019
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Power outages this afternoon affected hundreds of customers in the City of Hamilton, Pembroke and Devonshire along the North Shore.
Shortly after 2pm, the power cut put 739 customers in the dark in Pembroke and 545 in Devonshire.
The island contended...
DATE: Sep 29, 2019
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Shelves have gone bare at the island’s top food charity after Hurricane Humberto knocked out power, forcing the Eliza DoLittle Society to scrap reserves of spoiled stock.
Today, the group’s headquarters in Warwick opens again, but April Augustus, the...
DATE: Sep 27, 2019
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A community mentor and devoted curator of the Carter House Museum, one of Bermuda’s oldest homes and an historical treasure of St David’s, has died at 86.
Dolores Harrison loved showcasing the historic 17th-century house and museum of the St David’s ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2019
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Additional hurricane relief to assist the Bahamas still remains in Bermuda after the island’s first consignment of donations was sent two weeks ago.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said that the Government would welcome help with ext...
DATE: Sep 26, 2019
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Fees for dropping off horticultural waste, which were dropped in the aftermath of Hurricane Humberto, are to be reinstated on Monday.
The Ministry of Public Works advised the public to take advantage of waived fees and bring remaining trees and folia...
DATE: Sep 26, 2019
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