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An extra-special birthday has been celebrated: A’Lona Lambert-Simons, now 105, is believed to be the oldest person in Bermuda.
“I’ve come a long way,” Mrs Lambert-Simons said as family and guests, including Michael Dunkley, gathered around to sing “H...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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Anyone with travel plans to the United States should keep a close watch on their airline’s site as blizzards sweep over the East Coast.
Delta’s flight 437 from New York JFK, due to arrive just before noon tomorrow, is expected to be called off.
The o...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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A man was chased and shot at on Court Street shortly after 7pm today, with no injuries reported and the assailants making good their escape.
Police say two men with a firearm ran after another man through Court Street, and then on to Angle Street; it...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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Diallo Rabain and Andrew Simons, the two candidates running to represent Devonshire North Central, have taken the last plunge by submitting their nominations.
No other hopefuls threw their hats in the ring yesterday at the polling both at the Nationa...
DATE: Jan 21, 2016
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Bermuda’s Office of the Ombudsman has been in operation for ten years, growing into “one of the most highly regarded in the Commonwealth, at least in the smaller states”.
This is the view of Victor Ayeni, the governance specialist who was the keynote...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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A crewman on board the training sailboat Spirit of Bermuda was hurt yesterday and the vessel damaged after it was struck by a wave.
However, schoolchildren and teachers from the Whitney Institute who were on board were said to be “safe and fine”.
Th...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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A visitor mauled by a loose dog on the Railway Trail fears the animal could attack again unless dealt with.
“My main concern is that I don’t want anyone else, particularly a child, getting bitten,” said Gill Lewis, who received a severe bite to the b...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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An endurance test across the rugged terrain of Tanzania has proved an inspiration for aspiring videographer Juanee Scott.
In the process, she documented the life-changing work of a centre for children in a village in one of the world’s poorest countr...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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A dispute over a decision by the Hamilton Princess to cancel a venue for same-sex marriage opponents has flared up once again.
The hotel maintained that the original reservation had been made under an alternate name, and it later broke off the agreem...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016
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The Island has far to go when it comes to the stigma associated with seeking counselling, according to the Women’s Resource Centre.
“Speak to somebody, let someone know if there’s anything going on,” said Patrice Frith Hayward, the executive director...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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