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Fewer than half of Bermuda residents see the island as “inclusive” and 31 per cent feel uncomfortable because of their skin colour a new report has revealed.
The news comes in the Bermuda Vital Signs study for 2017, carried out by the Bermuda Communi...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017
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Bermuda’s newest lawyer, John McSweeney, has been welcomed to the legal fraternity before a packed courtroom of family and colleagues.
Craig Rothwell, director of litigation for Cox Hallett Wilkinson, introduced Mr McSweeney to Chief Justice Ian Kawa...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017
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Hotelier and retailer Robin Gilbert, who in 1967 became one of the first graduates of the Bermuda Hotel School, has died at the age of 68.
Along with his wife, Susan, Mr Gilbert became a familiar face to many through the family business for more than...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017
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Coaches for the Mirrors Programme are in demand, to make a positive difference in young peoples’ lives.
Volunteers are being called for by Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Social Development and Sports, to support one young person aged 14 to 17 across a...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017
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Further rounds of “community conversations” exploring race have been launched by the group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda.
The first series of truth and reconciliation talks proved “extremely successful” this spring, according to Curb president...
DATE: Oct 09, 2017
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Crowds packed the stands on Saturday evening for the Gombey Festival Showcase, which was expanded this year to a full weekend’s activities.
Among them were family and friends of the late Terry “Termite” Simmons, the Gombey stalwart who was this year’...
DATE: Oct 09, 2017
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Bermudian singer Ben Lusher, of the thriving New York band Thirdstory, has shot to new prominence sharing the stage with the artist Chance the Rapper.
The trio, which joined forces in 2014, backed Chance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where t...
DATE: Oct 07, 2017
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This year’s Gombey Festival pays special tribute to a trailblazer and keeper of Gombey traditions: the late Terry “Termite” Simmons.
Mr Simmons, who died in January, aged 62, personified Bermuda’s unique art form — not only dancing, but creating the ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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Conservationist Tony Amos has been recalled by his Bermudian nephew as “an amazing man and an inspiration indeed” in the wake of his passing at the age of 80.
Scientist André Raine paid tribute to the award-winning oceanographer, who died last month ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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Several bus routes will not be running on Friday, according to an announcement from the Department of Public Transportation.
Affected routes are as follows:
10-Y Fort Langton Grotto Bay 7.15am
3 Grotto Bay Hamilton 7.30am
5 Hamilton Pond Hill 7.20am
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DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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