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A programme to develop young potential has been awarded $25,000 by the Government.
The Future Leaders of Bermuda summer programme gives students experience in topics ranging from leadership, poverty, violence, injustice, identity, privilege, and soci...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former junior officer on a cargo ship that endured the “worst ever” voyage to Bermuda 60 years ago has returned to the island for the first time since his stormy trip.
Terry Blake, 79, who revisited Bermuda last month, said the SS Ledbury arrived i...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at Blue Hole Hill Park this month.
A police spokesman said yesterday that the man was in custody pending further inquiries.
He added investigators still wanted to speak to witnes...
DATE: Jun 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A police inquiry into threats against LGBTQ people circulated on social media is continuing, a spokesman said yesterday.
A police spokesman said Acting Detective Inspector Derek Berry was the contact for anyone who wanted to report communications tha...
DATE: Jun 29, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David Burt defended the Government’s financial support for the Bermuda football team as he congratulated them for their achievements at the Concacaf Gold Cup.
The history-making footballers were celebrated at the Cabinet Office yesterday as the Premi...
DATE: Jun 29, 2019
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
The stories behind the 1959 Theatre Boycott and the quiet heroes who overthrew segregation are to be celebrated this weekend.
Glenn Fubler, of the group Imagine Bermuda, asked families to learn about the Progressive Group, the secret orchestrators of...
DATE: Jun 29, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s healthcare system will “implode” if general practitioners have restrictions placed on fees, a doctor warned last night.
The source said Bermuda’s GPs faced costs up to three times those of the United States but fought to keep medical costs ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Quiet heroes who joined forces to smash segregation looked back 60 years yesterday to the major turning point in the country’s history.
Members of the Progressive Group joined Glenn Fubler of community group Imagine Bermuda outside the site of the fo...
DATE: Jun 28, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A colourful procession honouring Saint Anthony culminated with a festival outside St Anthony’s Church in Warwick.
The ceremony for the church’s patron followed a Mass held in English and Portuguese, with celebrants carrying a statue of the saint, bea...
DATE: Jun 27, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two graduates of an adventure training programme who pushed themselves beyond their limits have been honoured for their hard work.
Chelsea Pereira-Swainson, 23, is going to study overseas after she learnt she could “push myself more than I thought I ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell