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Gombey dancer and father of two Terry “Termite” Simmons was last night remembered by family as a devotee of the quintessentially Bermudian art form.
Mr Simmons’s passion for the Gombeys will shine this Saturday, when the island’s troupes gather to pa...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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The East End celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Town Cut over the weekend — an august occasion for St George’s that was marked with a cannon salute and boat parade through the waterway.
The sea lane servicing the Olde Towne was first cut through ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Hundreds of thousands of women took to streets across the United States in protest of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President, with demonstrators from Bermuda describing an exhilarating show of strength.
“The energy and feeling was incredible; every...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Popular waitress Lyntour Hassell, a mother of four known to many for her long career at Bermuda Bistro at the Beach, has died at the age of 44.
A memorial service in celebration of her life was held over the weekend at the Sandys Secondary Middle Sch...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Jessica Siggins has a surprise in store as she grows her hair to “mermaid length” — in preparation for the chop at St Baldrick’s on March 17.
The notion has been in her head since the St Baldrick’s Foundation, for children with cancer, got going with...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Chrysda Smith has been expressing herself through song for as long as she can remember.
Now the 15-year-old’s musical gifts are being channelled into a creation that she hopes will serve as an inspiration to her peers.
“I want to empower young women,...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017
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Lillian Levon, the widow of a Bermuda soldier who served in both the First and Second World Wars, has died just short of her 100th birthday.
“She was an amazing woman; I’m honoured that I was named after her,” said her niece, Lillian Robinson, who co...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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A two-day work stoppage hit the vector control division of the Department of Health this week, with services subsequently returning to normal.
The industrial dispute affected vector control on Monday and Tuesday, according to a department spokeswoman...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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The Reverend Nicholas Tweed was applauded last night, on the very day he would have had to leave the island, as the People’s Campaign held its second public forum, with economic empowerment high on the evening’s agenda.
Bermuda Industrial Union presi...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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As the cancer support charity Pals continues to grow, the organisation has taken on social worker Richard Smith on a trial basis to assist with its social support and bereavement services.
Karen Dyer, executive director of Pals, updated Hamilton Rota...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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