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Seniors were treated to an afternoon of entertainment and thanks at the Bermuda Housing Trust’s annual tea.
The event, at St Paul’s Church hall in Paget, celebrated the contributions made to the island by the non-profit organisation’s 196 tenants.
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DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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The body of a man was found at a derelict house in Pembroke yesterday.
A police spokesman said that officers were “alerted to a foul smell” from an abandoned building in the Parsons Road area at about 8.20am.
He added: “Upon investigation they discov...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Police appealed for help this morning to find three missing people, including a 14-year-old girl.
Destiny Winters left a government care home without permission last night at about 9.55pm.
The teenager was described as black, about 5ft 6in tall, of m...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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A two-time breast cancer survivor told supporters that she takes part in an annual 24-hour fundraising event to offer hope to others.
Gloria Dill was speaking as she helped launch the Liberty Special Markets Relay For Life 2020 season.
She said: “I c...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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An aborted US rocket launch expected to be visible from Bermuda last Sunday could lift off later this week, it was revealed yesterday.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the launch had been rescheduled to 4.43pm Bermuda time on Fr...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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A sail training programme designed to help build character in schoolchildren is even more relevant today than when it first launched more than a decade ago, the outgoing executive director of the programme said.
Branwen Smith-King, who has just left ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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Police renewed their appeal yesterday for help to find a missing man.
Colin Fubler, 65, was reported missing last Friday after he had not been seen for about two weeks.
He was apparently spotted on Reid Street on Saturday. The Bermuda Police Service ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020
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Four government vessels listed on a marine brokers website are not for sale, the Government said.
It was reported last week that two tugboats and two ferries were advertised online for a combined price of $1.9 million.
A tourism and transport ministr...
DATE: Feb 10, 2020
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Two dogs that attacked pets in Hamilton Parish three days ago remained undetected by animal wardens last night.
The pitbulls attacked and killed other dogs and cats in the Trinity Church Road and Abbot’s Cliff area on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the...
DATE: Feb 08, 2020
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The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s top training officer has been named its new Commanding Officer, it was revealed.
Major Ben Beasley, the RBR training officer and Acting Commanding Officer, will take over from Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley.
The former R...
DATE: Feb 08, 2020
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