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A rowing team donated $1,000 to a charitable drive to turn a former rest home into temporary housing for struggling families after they won an annual east versus west race.
The money was handed over to Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda from the Bermuda...
DATE: Dec 23, 2019
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Three men were arrested at the airport’s private jet terminal on suspicion of drugs offences at the weekend, police said yesterday.
The arrests came after a joint operation between the police drugs unit and customs officers was carried out on Saturda...
DATE: Dec 23, 2019
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A woman thanked the public yesterday after hundreds of pairs of sunglasses were donated to help people plagued by eye conditions in poverty-stricken Haiti.
Lucy Willitts said was a “tremendous” response from the public to her drive for shades after s...
DATE: Dec 21, 2019
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Performers from across the island will take part in a lip-sync battle hosted by the “Queen of Bermuda”.
Mark Anderson said people from Sandys to St George’s were on the bill for the contest next week, with a $1,000 prize for the best act.
Mr Anderson...
DATE: Dec 20, 2019
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An appeal to help a family whose home was destroyed in a blaze earlier this month has been launched.
Now, the Jamaican Association is to hold a fundraiser to raise cash for the Hayward family, who lost almost everything after fire ravaged their home ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2019
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Schoolchildren contributed more than 1,400 hours to help charities in work that included support for a food bank and caring for wildlife.
The 14 to 18-year-olds have earned $30,000 for each of their schools in PartnerRe’s Dollars for Hours programme....
DATE: Dec 19, 2019
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A hotel worker’s wrist was slashed by a robber who stole the man’s phone and wallet, police said yesterday.
The 24-year-old employee was in a back office at the Coco Reef Resort in Paget when he was attacked.
Police said that an intruder came into th...
DATE: Dec 19, 2019
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A 75-year-old whose body was found in a public restroom was named by police today.
Elliott Van Putten was discovered “in an unresponsive state” by a member of the public in toilets at the Hamilton Docks, near the junction of Front Street and Court St...
DATE: Dec 18, 2019
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A top name in Bermudian broadcasting retired from the industry yesterday, 50 years after she started her career.
Darlene Livingston celebrated with Bermuda Broadcasting Company colleagues and received congratulations from David Burt, the Premier, and...
DATE: Dec 14, 2019
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A child welfare campaigner has claimed that Bermuda might be “so far behind, that we’re ahead” in services for young people with problem behaviour.
Sheelagh Cooper, the founder and former executive director of the Coalition for the Protection of Chil...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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