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An amateur fisherman made the “catch of the day” after finding a message in a bottle in waters off South Shore at the weekend.
Sam Stan was in his Boston Whaler with two friends when he spotted the bottle about 300 metres off The Reefs resort in Sout...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 300 passengers were forced to sleep on the floor of LF Wade International Airport after a London-bound flight had to divert to Bermuda.
The American Airlines flight left Miami late on Sunday night but had to turn back several hours into the...
DATE: Aug 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police have launched an investigation after the body of a 63-year-old man was found washed ashore in Warwick.
A police spokeswoman said that the body was found near Astwood Walk.
The spokeswoman said that the man had been swimming in the area shortl...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Scores of moms, dads and children flocked to Tobacco Bay yesterday for a party to celebrate parenthood.
The event was hosted by the charity Big Brothers Big Sisters, an organisation that provides support to single-parent families.
BBBS has more than ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two civil servants have completed a course in leadership development, while a further 16 public servants are taking the programme.
According to a government spokeswoman, the aim of the course is to “ensure there is a cadre of suitably trained Bermudi...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s real rate of inflation has reached double figures and is forcing Bermudians to leave the island “in droves”, according to the opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Cole Simons, the OBA leader, spoke out after a survey released this week showe...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate land grabs acted illegally when it changed its own terms of reference, according to a Supreme Court ruling.
Assistant Justice Hugh Southey ruled that the commission “misdirected itself” when it limited th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A CedarBridge Academy student has won an award after making an animated film.
Zen Marley Mello, 17, won the department of culture’s Emancipation Youth Creativity Competition with his video accompanying the poem Never Bound.
Students were asked t...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The future is looking bright for a charity that provides accommodation for homeless women and their families, thanks to a donation from a solar panel company.
The Transformational Living Centre on Parson’s Road will see its running costs reduced afte...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new airline registered in Bermuda plans to forge routes between the island and Caribbean destinations.
Freedom II Bermuda Limited was granted an Air Operator Certificate by the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority last week.
Although the fledgling com...
DATE: Aug 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan