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Local birdwatchers identified nearly 100 species — including two rarities — during this year’s Christmas Bird Count, according to Andrew Dobson, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society.
“This year’s count went very well, and we recorded an above ave...
DATE: Dec 31, 2013
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Andrew Faries, a popular Special Olympian and counsellor for the disabled, has died at the age of 24.
Known across the community as Hottwheels, Mr Faries’s specially adapted motorbike was a familiar sight on local roads. Although he used a wheelchair...
DATE: Dec 31, 2013
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One family’s decision to make a difference in someone else’s life resulted in a Christmas bounty for a single mother and her two children.
Initiated by family members Fawn Burgess, Janice Outerbridge and Pamela Wade, the collection got contributions ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Determined mariner Stanley Paris will be spending New Year’s Eve in the South Atlantic as the 76-year-old sailor forges ahead with his solo circling of the globe.
Aiming to break a record as the oldest man to circumnavigate the Earth, Mr Paris’ vesse...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Bermuda’s recent commemoration of the life of Nelson Mandela provided an occasion for pioneering civil rights activist Georgine Hill to call for unity in the Island.
Now 95, Ms Hill, an early foe of segregation in Bermuda, offered to help fund the tr...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Some 165 East End residents enjoyed a hot dinner with dessert, courtesy of a partnership between police and St George’s Parish Council.
“It was a big success and very well attended — we’re hoping to make this an annual event,” said Senator Renee Ming...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Art lovers will have the opportunity to cast their votes at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art on New Year’s Day, with a $1,000 prize going to the winner of the Peoples’ Choice prize.
The gallery, in the Botanical Gardens, will open its doors from...
DATE: Dec 30, 2013
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Driving without a helmet ended in nearly $2,000 worth of fines in Magistrates’ Court for a Warwick man.
Jaciano Wade, 20, of Dunscombe Road, admitted a string of offences on December 19 — which started when police on mobile patrol on South Road, Warw...
DATE: Dec 28, 2013
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A “true pioneer” in Bermuda’s school system, and a principal to generations of Bermudian students, Charlotte Ming, has died at the age of 68.
Dr Ming, the wife of renowned Bermudian chef Fred Ming, passed suddenly from cancer on Thursday. The couple ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2013
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This year’s Christmas panto proved a roaring success for the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society (BMDS), in spite of a demoralising move from its traditional venue.
Housed this year in the Daylesford Theatre, instead of the usual Earl Cameron Theatr...
DATE: Dec 27, 2013
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