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A pair of Royal Air Force aircraft stopped off in Bermuda as they headed to the Caribbean to help countries devastated by Hurricane Irma.
Bermuda Skyport scrapped all normal fees for the flights - one of which took Royal Bermuda Regiment troops to t...
DATE: Sep 18, 2017
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Sports minister Zane DeSilva has offered congratulations to triathlete Flora Duffy for her “astounding success” today.
Duffy took first place in the WTS Grand Final in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to secure her second consecutive ITU World Triathlon Serie...
DATE: Sep 16, 2017
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Bermuda Botanical Society has handed out scholarships to Tiffany Bean, Shane Antonition and Amber Reid.
Tiffany is about to commence an environmental science degree at Trent College, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and received $4,000.
Shane is studyin...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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A 25-year-old cruise ship passenger was today handed a suspended prison sentence for possessing 3.73 grams of cannabis.
Ioas Durham, from Boston, was sentenced to one month in prison, suspended for six months, for the offence that happened in Sandys...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Court
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Health minister Kim Wilson called on all corners of society to jump aboard a national health drive.
Ms Wilson said the 50 Million Steps Challenge will help combat a health epidemic in which 75 per cent of adults are overweight or obese, 33 per cent h...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Politics
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A photo of guns and ammunition circulating on social media is from Barbados, not Bermuda, according to police.
Some had suggested the contraband had been discovered on the island, but police issued a statement stressing that was not the case.
The Ber...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Crime
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A spate of bus breakdowns caused a number of cancellations yesterday, according to the Department of Public Transportation.
Oil leaks, air system failures, inoperable bells, steering problems, faulty airbags and doors failing to operate properly were...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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RAF airmen today (FRI) marked the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Warwick Camp headquarters.
The RAF contingent — the service’s boxing team — is on the island to take part in an international military boxing...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Bermuda representatives put on a dazzling show at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Barbados, according to social development minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly the Gombeys made such an impression they were asked to perf...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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Politics
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Warwick Academy donated funds from its grub day to those devastated by Hurricane Irma.
Jane Vickers, director of development at the school, said: “Here in Bermuda we are so aware of the damage hurricanes can cause and we are very grateful that here i...
DATE: Sep 15, 2017
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