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A statue in honour of a Bermudian-born slave who became a significant figure in the abolitionist movement in Britain is to be honoured with a statue.
Mary Prince used her tragic life story to highlight the cruelty of the trade in human beings and bol...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Bermuda’s New Zealand residents are to hold a candlelight vigil in a Hamilton city park in memory of the victims of a white supremacist attack in their homeland.
The event will be staged this evening to honour 50 people killed in the terror attacks a...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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Saltus has announced new financial assistance for primary school students, thanks to “a generous commitment from the Green family”.
In a statement, Amanda Skinner, the school’s director of enrolment management, thanked the Greens for “their continuou...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019
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A drone found at the weekend on Cooper’s Island in St George’s can be reclaimed at Hamilton Police Station.
A police spokesman said the drone was handed in yesterday, after it was discovered on Sunday. The owner can collect the drone at the station.
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DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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Traffic on a stretch of South Road tomorrow morning.
The roadworks are to take place in Southampton near The Reefs hotel and traffic will be restricted to one lane from 9am to 11am.
A Ministry of Public Works spokeswoman said that drivers should seek...
DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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Lefroy House, the seniors home in Sandys, is not expected to be relocated “in the near future”, according to the Ministry of Health.
The move, which came up in the House of Assembly last week, will go to its design and requirements phase in the 2019-...
DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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Bermuda’s newest cargo ship steamed past its predecessor in Hamilton Harbour yesterday.
Staff at Neptune Group, managers of Bermuda Container Line, saw double as the Oleander, which arrived from its builders in China last Friday, was passed by the no...
DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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One year after a wall of fire sparked by an industrial accident charred 30 acres of Devonshire Marsh, conditions there remain ripe for another blaze.
Spurred on by strong winds, the fire swept the reserve despite a massive effort by the Bermuda Fire ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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Maths lecturer Troy Ashby has claimed another Bermuda record for memorisation of digits behind Pi.
Mr Ashby, of Bermuda College, memorised and wrote 12,000 digits to the right of the decimal, to top his previous best of 6,200, in celebration of World...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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The Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning has held an event to celebrate the community members who helped bring their new school premises to life.
The BCCL converted an office into a learning environment for pupils with language-based learning difficu...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019
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