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Kent Outerbridge, a much-loved reggae promoter and mentor to generations of DJs, has died at the age of 64.
The founder of Dub City Variety, an institution in the Bailey’s Bay area, Mr Outerbridge appeared on the scene as Bermuda’s ambassador for reg...
DATE: May 31, 2017
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A Mount St Agnes student has won high praise from the Bermuda Road Safety Council after creating his own video message urging drivers to slow down.
The short clip created by 17-year-old Zak Johnson is a stroke of “creative genius”, according to Ali B...
DATE: May 29, 2017
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They may have graduated but for four alumni of Raleigh Bermuda, the journey continues.
This summer, Keri Pacheco and Neville Vanderpool will head overseas as project managers for Raleigh International, while David Simmons and Jawonday Smith are raisi...
DATE: May 25, 2017
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Philip Butterworth is preparing for his second climb of Mount Kilimanjaro — this time for charity.
His cause is deeply personal: after his own recovery from depression, and the loss of his friend Jessica Gibbons to suicide (see below), Mr Butterworth...
DATE: May 25, 2017
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Massachusetts District Court has been urged to reject a brief from local political figures vouching their support for the Lahey Clinic, in the latest deposition for the Bermuda Government’s suit against the medical institution.
The document notes the...
DATE: May 24, 2017
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The sun is out, the May 24 festivities are under way, and award winners have been announced as follows for Bermuda Day:
• Natural Heritage Float: first — Department of Corrections
• Natural Heritage Float: second — Sandys Middle School
• Natural Heri...
DATE: May 24, 2017
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The denial of a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed, a pastor with a history of outspoken views against the One Bermuda Alliance, was influenced by a “visceral negative attitude” on the part of the minister, the Supreme Court heard.
However, ...
DATE: May 23, 2017
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Ten kilometres of Bermuda’s roads were freshly paved in the 2016/17 fiscal year, compared with 3.3km for each of the two preceding years.
But the increased works seen around the island this year bear no relation to the America’s Cup, according to pub...
DATE: May 22, 2017
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The skipper of the Monterey, Les Crane, recounted his sadness after his boat slipped beneath the waves — even as the weary crew celebrated their safe turn to shore.
“I quickly realised, there’s not a lot I can do,” Mr Crane said, describing going bac...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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Tomasina Fountain, a trusted political reporter in Bermuda and overseas, who covered breakthrough events in local affairs, has died at the age of 88.
A veteran of British, Panamanian and Bahamian newspapers, “Tommie”, as she was fondly known, joined ...
DATE: May 18, 2017
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