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Its arrival doesn’t get anywhere near the attention of the first long tail, but a sighting of a black sea hare is a sure sign that spring is on the way.
A 15in black hare, also known as an “undertaker”, is now on display at the Bermuda Aquarium Museu...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Not every ten-year-old gets to take their family off on holiday, but this year’s Spelldown champion Nasir Simmons plans to do just that in November.
The St George’s Preparatory School year six student and basketball fan won the 2011 grand prize in th...
DATE: May 10, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian stranded in tornado-devastated Huntsville, Alabama, has called for locals to join in relief efforts.
“There are houses blown off their foundations, houses totally wiped away,” said Smith’s resident Patricia Fields, whose mother Wilhelmina...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Police reported two drivers injured in a crash in Smith’s.
At about 12 noon on Friday, a motorcycle on South Road collided with a car travelling on Zuill’s Park Road.
The rider, a 27-year-old St George’s man, and the 63-year-old Southampton man drivi...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
Mother's Day was observed with a prayer gathering at Albuoy's Point, and five white carnations each bearing the name of a 2011 gun victim dropped into the waters of Hamilton harbour.
A group of fifteen joined in a circle around Albertha Waite, and St...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
About 2,500 people walked, ran, biked, swam, rode horses and rowed their way around Bermuda in this year’s Catlin End-to-End event.
In fancy dress, or sweaty shirts and sneakers, participants in the premier charity fundraiser thronged the roads on Sa...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Stepping out onto the track at the Carifta Games in Jamaica has left young sprinter Taahira Butterfield keen to keep racing.
“It was hot out there, hotter than I’m used to, and the track felt hard,” the 14-year-old CedarBridge student recalled of the...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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Other
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Jonathan Bell
Friends and family last night gathered at Midland Heights field in Hamilton Parish for a candlelit vigil in memory of George Lynch, shot last year on May 5.
Organised by the group Colford’s Family Against Violence which was set up after the February ...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St George’s businesses reported a much-needed boost with the arrival of visitors from the MS Veendam.
The vessel anchored offshore on Wednesday, heralding the start of the cruise ship season for the East End.
St George Mayor Kenneth Bascome said: “Th...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Catlin End-to-End got off to a flying start at 8am in St George's, with ideal conditions and walkers showing high spirits.
In their sweaty shirts and sneakers, with just a few pausing to check their phones, participants thronged the roads.
The f...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
