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The Queen’s Baton arrives in Bermuda in two week’s time, as part of the globe-spanning relay leading up to this summer’s Commonwealth Games.
It will be welcomed to the Island on Friday, April 25 by Sports and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, who w...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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Iconic entertainer, pianist and poet Alvin (Hambone) Brangman — a luminary of the Island’s hotel circuit from the heyday of local music — has died aged 90.
Mr Brangman, who performed throughout the calypso era and remained devoted to music up until h...
DATE: Apr 10, 2014
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Bermuda’s citizens must apply public pressure to support the movement against obesity, a leading US nutrition expert has urged.
Worldwide, obesity is now the fifth leading cause of death — and the current generation of children “could actually be on ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2014
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The plundering of crops under cover of darkness is “rampant”, according to West End farmer Tom Wadson.
The practice, euphemistically called “night farming”, is “blatant theft — call it what it is so nobody gets confused”, he said.
“They don’t know th...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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Police will make up for the gap in the Island’s security camera coverage left by the implementation of a new CCTV system, according to National Security Minister Michael Dunkley.
Saying he was “very disappointed” by the delay in getting new cameras u...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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Illegal dumping at Marsh Folly is making a dirty and dangerous job even worse for staff — prompting one irate worker to call for the public to show more consideration.
“We need to have cameras installed down here — this is all stuff that’s supposed t...
DATE: Apr 08, 2014
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Bermuda’s Triple Challenge Weekend has been declared a whopping success by organisers, who hope to develop the event into a tourism product as the charity challenge continues to evolve.
The final leg of the competition wrapped up yesterday in Dockyar...
DATE: Apr 07, 2014
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The decision to bar a film team from Bermuda on the basis of “reputational risks” to the Island has been condemned as giving the impression of a cover-up.
The crew from Canadian company Cineflix had sought to enter the Island for a documentary on the...
DATE: Apr 07, 2014
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The Bermuda Triple Challenge, which kicked off in colourful style Friday night in St George’s, continued putting this year’s teams to the test bright and early this morning with a race at Warwick Camp.
The second leg of the annual charity event, the ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2014
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The indebted Sandys 360 sports facility, which remains shut down after the electricity was turned off five months ago, has negotiated a flatline budget to cover basic maintenance.
Acting chairman Stanley Lee said the sports centre’s financing is unde...
DATE: Mar 27, 2014
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