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A bid to launch dune buggy tours in the West End is “a different proposal entirely” from a plan to introduce all-terrain vehicle tours through local beauty spots, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
The applicant, Juanita Jones of Bermuda I...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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The riots of 1977 were remembered from both sides of the barricades at an anniversary gathering to mark 40 years since the unrest.
Former soldier Wendell Hollis told how the last-minute intervention of a rainstorm quelled the riots as live ammunition...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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Bermuda has inspired musicians from John Lennon to the Beach Boys.
The latest star to put the island’s name to a beat is Canadian artist DJ Sickick.
The Toronto-based producer’s single Bermuda was put online a week ago and has notched up more than 12...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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A team of young Bermudians shared tales of transformation yesterday as Raleigh Bermuda started recruiting for its 2018 programme.
Donnikae Baker, 19, said her summer in Borneo was a “once- in-a-lifetime opportunity”.
She added: “Everything else, you ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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A nature charity’s conservation plan in Somerset has been hit by damage to fencing at a protected reserve.
Work by the Audubon Society at Somerset Long Bay nature reserve is now on hold because of the expensive damage.
The group has appealed for thos...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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Developer Michael MacLean is still counting the cost of a deal to massively overhaul the Hamilton waterfront nearly five years on.
“The whole case has cost me close to $4 million,” Mr MacLean said in the wake of his protracted legal battle.
“All I ca...
DATE: Dec 04, 2017
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Zachary Bishop, aged 10, has just celebrated a martial arts milestone with the earning of his junior black belt.
After more than 350 karate lessons at The Academy of Martial Arts on Front Street, Zachary has become Sensei Bobby Smith’s third student ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2017
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Local charities are to be profiled for their level of risk from money laundering and terrorist financing, according to the Registrar General.
The moves come in tandem with the work of the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee tasked with monitorin...
DATE: Dec 04, 2017
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Today marks 40 years since the island’s last hangings unleashed the worst social unrest in modern times.
Glenn Fubler of the group Imagine Bermuda has organised a gathering at City Hall to mark the anniversary with the theme that “every life is preci...
DATE: Dec 02, 2017
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The island’s charity for military veterans has launched a campaign to recover a ceremonial sword that was stolen more than 20 years ago.
The sword was taken from the historic Old Rectory, then the home of Lieutenant-Colonel Brendan Hollis, during the...
DATE: Dec 01, 2017
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