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A memorial ceremony this weekend for Bernard Fox, a St David’s islander who celebrated his Pequot Indian heritage, marked history for Bermudians descended from Native Americans.
Mr Fox, who died last month aged 86, was given a traditional sendoff at ...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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The Premier and the Minister of National Security launched a dual financial technology charm offensive in Europe.
David Burt, also the finance minister, told a blockchain policy conference in Paris that Bermuda had become “a world leader in regulatio...
DATE: Sep 05, 2018
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Two suspects detained by police in connection with the murder of 25-year-old Danshun Swann were released on bail on Thursday night, according to a police spokesman.
Mr Swann was fatally stabbed in the early hours of last Monday after a brawl among a ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2018
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Neil Inchcup Sr, a self-made businessman who pioneered gambling in Bermuda, has died at the age of 82.
Mr Inchcup took the island by storm in 1994 with Freeport Bingo, which was broadcast on TV but ran afoul of the law.
Other ventures included longli...
DATE: Sep 04, 2018
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Bermuda’s strides in the blockchain industry have been shared by Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, at the World Blockchain Forum in London.
The conference, which runs from Monday through tomorrow, brings together leaders, economists an...
DATE: Sep 04, 2018
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Family Centre’s summer schoolchildren and staff outlined their experiences yesterday as part of the charity’s youth leadership academy.
The charity helped 24 high school pupils aged 14 to 16 through its “Building My Future” programme, which provided ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2018
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A charity appeal to supply school uniforms to families in need notched up almost 200 applicants for assistance by its deadline on Thursday.
Now Gina Spence Productions will be share the love from 11am today at the Berkeley cultural centre, in the old...
DATE: Sep 01, 2018
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A day after being ordered out of their Princess Street home, the Swan family last night insisted they had done their best to pay back their rent arrears to the Bermuda Housing Corporation.
The family were speaking after Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch...
DATE: Aug 31, 2018
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Police are to explore the use of independent advisory groups to give people “more of a voice in relation to how policing is delivered”, the island’s new police commissioner has said.
Stephen Corbishley said independent advisory groups, made up of vol...
DATE: Aug 31, 2018
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A family was last night in a desperate hunt for a new house after they were evicted from their home of 26 years.
Leasser and Stanley Swan were ordered to quit the house by 8pm last night after they fell behind with the rent to owners the Bermuda Hous...
DATE: Aug 30, 2018
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