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The Gombey Festival showcase filled the main show ring at the Botanical Gardens with drumming, whistling and whirling regalia as troupes and international guests performed for an audience of hundreds.
For a gallery of pictures from the night, click h...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Simone Barton has been acclaimed as chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance.
Mrs Barton, who ran for the OBA in Hamilton West for the 2017 General Election, was confirmed as chairwoman after Nandi Outerbridge withdrew from the election.
She said the p...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
Industrial action at Belco could leave customers in the dark, the utility warned over the weekend.
The company said customers “may experience power outages” as a result of the industrial action with the Electrical Supply Trade Union, which imposed a ...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Budget
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Jonathan Bell
A boa constrictor snake was discovered on Friday night outside a residence in Sandys, according to police.
A spokesman said the report of a juvenile snake came in at 6pm.
The constrictor was “destroyed by a concerned citizen”, he added.
Importing sna...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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Boat owners got a reminder today from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on the safe zones to discharge sewage from their vessels.
Sewage is permitted overboard outside of no-discharge zones, beyond the near shore area — or greater t...
DATE: Oct 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Prizes were issued this week by the Mirrors Programme for its second annual art and digital competition, hosted by the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
The theme was Bermuda’s way of life, its cultural symbols, neighbourhoods and people, with more ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Bermudian charities have been given an $85,000 boost by a bank’s donation programme.
The Reading Clinic received $50,000 and the Coalition for the Protection of Children, Tomorrow’s Voices and YouthNet were awarded $10,000 each. Bermuda Youth Rugby r...
DATE: Oct 06, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A veteran Gombey dancer was honoured yesterday at the launch of a festival to celebrate the island’s iconic dancers.
Leon “Sparky” Place, a former dancer and drummer with Place’s Gombeys, as well as traditional dancers from overseas were at Victoria ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Lyrico Steede, a 17-year-old Bermudian stabbed to death in England, was “lured” to the scene of his attack, a jury in Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Peter Joyce QC opened the case against the five murder accused on Wednesday.
The college student, who ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Orange Route ferry services between Dockyard and St George’s resumed at 9.30am today, according to the Department of Marine and Ports.
Rough seas had resulted in the service being suspended.
The public can visit www.marineandports.bm for up-to-da...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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Jonathan Bell