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A total of 25 Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers were last night sworn in as special constables.
The troops from the Operational Support Unit, the regiment public order specialists, took the oath at the Bermuda Police headquarters, watched by family, fr...
DATE: May 18, 2017
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Bermuda High School for Girls revealed their new school mascot, Torch, to coincide with the printing of their National School Salute magazine in The Royal Gazette.
Torch the dragon, who was selected for the role after a schoolwide vote, was with BHS ...
DATE: May 18, 2017
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The official hotel of the 35th America’s Cup is gifting event tickets to some of Bermuda’s charities.
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club is providing 20 grandstand tickets for every day of racing so that some of the “most deserving people can experi...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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Debbie Jones-Hunter, Flora Duffy, Katura Horton-Perinchief, Cal Simons, Clarence Hill and Frederick “Skipper” Ingham have been named grand marshals for the May 24 parade.
Grand marshals are official overseers of the parade, selected because of their ...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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The United States Coast Guard cutter Eagle arrived in Bermuda today as part of its 2017 cadet summer training deployment.
At 295 feet in length, the Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in US g...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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Bermuda College culinary arts students are set to feature on the BBC’s series.
Chef Shawn Ming and the students who participated in the recent Lionfish Chefs’ Throwdown event at Commissioner’s Point will be interviewed for the series that showcases ...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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A Facebook group supporting pathways to status has said it is disappointed with the Immigration Reform Working Group’s lack of progress with “mixed status” families.
It also urged the Bermuda Government and the Working Group to consider creating a di...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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The number of Canadians arriving in Bermuda for the first quarter this year improved by 35 per cent, according to visitor arrival data from the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
But the announcement prompted Jamahl Simmons, the Progressive Labour Party’s sp...
DATE: May 16, 2017
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An annual initiative to feed the hungry through reading this year provided hundreds of meals to those in need.
Launched in 2014, the Read and Feed initiative is a month-long campaign to raise food items while promoting reading.
The brainchild of Ka...
DATE: May 15, 2017
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Accidents resulted in $2.65 million spent on health insurance claims last year, according to a new report.
But the Bermuda Health Council said the costs outlined in the Road Traffic Crashes: An Analysis of Health Insurance Claims 2014-16 report do n...
DATE: May 15, 2017
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