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The role of the media in the 1959 theatre boycotts is to be the subject of the next instalment of Think Fest.
Dana “Zhyon” Selassie will discuss research findings in a presentation called Navigating Media and Race in a Segregated Colony at Liberty Th...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Two people were injured following a “scuffle” involving cruise ship workers and locals in Dockyard in the early hours of this morning.
Police are looking to speak with witnesses following the incident near King’s Wharf at around 3.20am.
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DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Crime
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A 32-year-old man stabbed at Ambiance Lounge remains in a stable condition in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, police said today.
The man and 40-year-old club owner Carlton Simmons were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after both sustai...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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The Corporation of Hamilton’s offices and works depot will close at noon on Monday so that staff can attend the funeral of their colleague Collins Smith.
Both the E.F. Gordon and union car parks will also be closed to the public all day due to the fu...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Profiles on local and international support groups have been listed on the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation website.
They include details on groups offering services for mental illness and other types of health-related issues that require support, re...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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Health
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Bermudians are encouraged to apply for scholarships on the British government’s global leadership programme.
The Chevening Awards offer fully-funded scholarships and fellowships for future leaders and influencers to study in Britain, according to a p...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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Education
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Bermuda participants in a festival of Caribbean and Latin American culture were yesterday wished good luck for the event.
A host of Bermuda artists will take part in Carifesta in Barbados, which starts tomorrow.
Heather Whalen, director of the Depart...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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Gert has been upgraded from a tropical storm to a category one hurricane and is expected to reach its closest approach to Bermuda at 6am tomorrow.
At that time it is forecast to be 268 nautical miles to the north-northwest of the island but it could ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2017
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Tropical Depression 8 in the Atlantic has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm and has been described as a potential threat to Bermuda.
At 6am today, Tropical Storm Gert had winds of 40 knots and gusts of 50 knots and was forecast to pass 278 nautical m...
DATE: Aug 13, 2017
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Weather
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Collins Smith, 52, has been named as the motorcyclist killed after crashing on Blackwatch Pass, Pembroke, on Friday.
Mr Collins was travelling south when he apparently lost control of his bike and hit the side of the road at about 6.30pm, according t...
DATE: Aug 12, 2017
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