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Mary Patricia “Patsy” Phillips, a keen horsewoman and former president of the Bermuda National Trust, has died. She was 85.
She led the Trust from 1990 to 1993 and supported the organisation in various roles, including as a co-ordinator.
Ms Phillips ...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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A female tourist was recovering in hospital yesterday after her rental scooter struck a wall near Scaur Hill, throwing her into the ocean 15ft below.
The visitor, believed to be a 44-year-old South Carolina woman, was briefly knocked out in the accid...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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No work permit application has been received for controversial entertainer R. Kelly, according to Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs.
According to a ministry statement, Mr Brown “takes very seriously any allegations made continuously over a n...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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Bermuda’s bid to attract digital currency business sparked conflict in the House of Assembly last Friday.
Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said his questions to the Government over the speed of its adoption of blockchain technology remai...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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A horror head-on collision that claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman was relived by witnesses in Supreme Court yesterday.
Sophie Fraser-Smith died after her bike was in collision with a truck driven by 41-year-old Clinton Smith on Middle Road, Sou...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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Developer Gilbert Lopes was accused yesterday of “making an illegal operation legal” over a plan to introduce a quarrying operation next to the Grand Atlantic development on South Shore.
Lawrence Scott, the Government Whip, told the House of Assembly...
DATE: May 12, 2018
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Justin Mathias and Scott Pearman were announced by the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday as its candidates for two by-elections.
Mr Mathias will carry the Opposition’s flag in Warwick North East against the Progressive Labour Party’s Curtis Dickinson an...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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An arts and crafts show for seniors was held to mark May’s Heritage Month.
The island’s older residents showcased their handiwork at a special exhibition.
The tenth annual seniors’ show was themed “what we share”, and was held in the horticultural ha...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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The next round of legislation to develop a financial technology business in Bermuda is to be tabled today in the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 was “an exciting, landmark achievement”.
He added a ...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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Marine scientist Gregory Stone is to talk tonight at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
The guest speaker from the United States will present “Ocean Renaissance”.
Dr Stone will also sign copies of his book Soul of the Sea, described as “an...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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