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Teens whose childhoods were spent in foster care are now pursuing their dreams thanks to big-hearted donors.
Tylasha DeSilva, 17, and 18-year-old Sierra Brangman, have been awarded $30,000 and $20,000 for their education by the Foster Parents’ Associ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nearly $5 million has been spent on investigations into Ewart Brown, a former premier.
The figures were revealed in the House of Assembly by Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, in response to questions from Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Sp...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A stalled hotel development at the West End needs a major rethink, the Minister of Finance warned yesterday.
Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly that the Caroline Bay project, at Morgan’s Point in Southampton, had to be “recast and devised wi...
DATE: Jul 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The clock is ticking once again in Dockyard after restoration work by a master clockmaker.
The Victorian clock was restored by Edward Cloutman, from Wales, who volunteered his time.
The National Musuem of Bermuda said the antiquarian horologist first...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Governor sidestepped questions yesterday on a report into a demonstration three years ago when police used pepper spray on protesters outside the House of Assembly.
John Rankin said he had “carefully” read the report into the incident by a parlia...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An update on a stalled hotel development in Southampton will be made in the House of Assembly today.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, will make a statment to MPs about the troubled Caroline Bay development at Morgan’s Point.
Mr Dickinson warne...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Staff walked off the job and blocked entry to the island’s biggest hardware store yesterday in a protest over cuts to their health insurance.
Employees shut the gates at Gorham’s on St John’s Road, Pembroke, at 11.45am and told customers that the sto...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An agreement for a new hospice has been signed between Bermuda Hospitals Board and Friends of Hospice.
The memorandum of understanding allows the charity to proceed with building a hospice next to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, on Berry Hill Road...
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two prison officers were put behind bars in the space of a week for smuggling contraband into Westgate prison, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Art Simons, 43, was jailed for two years after he was convicted of taking cannabis and cannabis resin into We...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teenage trio headed to Europe last night to represent the island at an international debating tournament.
The school student team left for the Czech Republic, the host nation for the Heart of Europe competition, which starts today.
Raina DeFontes, ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell