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Serious road accidents come with a familiar refrain for Akbar Lightbourne: “I thought I could have made it home.”
“They all say it,” the surgeon, who specialises in damage to the face and jaw, said of drivers who decided to gamble while impaired — an...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Cynthia Liburd’s love of charity came with a special talent for picking the winning ticket.
“I’ve been doing it for years — I just enjoy it,” Ms Liburd said of her dedication to raffles for registered charities.
According to her family, Ms Liburd’s d...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Hopes are high that the Antigua to Bermuda sailing race, which gets under way this Friday, is destined to flourish into an annual fixture.
For young watch leaders Dkembe Outerbridge-Dill, Patrick Perret and Lamar Samuels on board the Spirit of Bermud...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Airport construction is expected to spell some morning delays for St David’s drivers this month, a Skyport spokeswoman has advised.
Materials will be unloaded at Marginal Wharf in St David’s from Saturday until Tuesday, May 23, and trucked onto the L...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Embraced by Bermuda’s Gombeys, international teen racer and autism campaigner Austin Riley has been left with something more to smile about after his last trip to the island.
“It’s all about family for us,” explained Reginna Paynter of the Gombey Evo...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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For one black Bermudian woman reflecting candidly on race, the group conversation afforded by Bermuda’s latest effort at truth and reconciliation talks has proven instructive.
“There will always be the tension, the differences of opinion, and there w...
DATE: May 04, 2017
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A passion for education has become a civic calling for Kjeld Conyers-Steede, at home in Bermuda and now in Canada.
Kjeld, 21, believes that young people need to discover their voices and get engaged in their communities.
“I’m in the process of starti...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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Two local teachers have turned the imminent America’s Cup into a platform for youngsters to learn about Bermuda — and now want to share their package of lessons with the island’s educators.
The result is Let’s Sail Away! Bermuda’s Sailing History fro...
DATE: May 01, 2017
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Manuel Lenfat has faced an uphill battle this weekend — but plenty of friends and family have turned out to support him.
To raise money for children’s cycling safety, the chief risk officer at Arch Re set himself the challenge of cycling uphill along...
DATE: Apr 30, 2017
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Denton Williams, senior vice president of Ascendant Group and chief operation officer of Belco, has been appointed chairman of the Safety and Health Advisory Council.
Meanwhile, Belco is launching its first safety survey in tandem with the World Day ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2017
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