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Sports venues and a restaurant were questioned about flyers that advertised events when they appeared in front of liquor licensing authorities yesterday.
Southampton Rangers Sports Club and Somerset Cricket Club were among the venues at a hearing in ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2019
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A pancakes and pyjama party featuring cartoon characters as guests has raised $1,000 for a schools breakfast programme.
The event was put on by business owners Francesca Cacace, Tiffany Sousa and Kelly Simons to support the Coalition for the Protecti...
DATE: Apr 17, 2019
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An art exhibition based on the theme of pairings will be opened by two dignitaries next month.
John Rankin, the Governor, and Constance Dierman, the US Consul General, will share the limelight as they unveil The Island and Related Tales show.
The exh...
DATE: Apr 17, 2019
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The island was asked yesterday to turn out and create a fun-filled atmosphere at the MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda, even though Bermudian star Flora Duffy will not compete in the elite women’s race.
But fans will still get the chance to see Duffy ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2019
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Ideas from members of the public could help to shape the Agricultural Show in the next few years, one of the organisers said at the weekend.
Jeff Sousa, a spokesman for the event, predicted that after its successful 80th anniversary, the show would o...
DATE: Apr 15, 2019
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More than 30 students and volunteers learnt about one of the island’s national parks while they gave it a facelift.
A group from the Mirrors Programme joined members of the Hamilton Lions Club for a clean-up at Southlands Estate in Warwick.
Their goa...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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Users of Bermuda’s air freight terminal were advised by the customs department yesterday that it will close at lunchtime.
A government spokesman said that from Monday, and until further notice, the terminal would shut every day between 12.30pm and 1....
DATE: Apr 11, 2019
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An American reform school where boys from Bermuda were sent for more than 35 years has been shut down for mistreatment and abuse of children.
Glen Mills Schools in Pennsylvania was told by state authorities there had been a string of violations of re...
DATE: Apr 10, 2019
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A woman’s three children were separated and sent overseas to a string of different institutions for up to seven years without any legal representation, she has revealed.
The mother said the Department of Child and Family Services wanted to place the ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2019
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A woman sent overseas for residential care when she was aged just 12 said the move felt like a punishment and left her unprepared for adult life back home.
She explained that her only childhood problems were emotional and that she was “tricked” on to...
DATE: Apr 10, 2019
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