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The Relay for Life opening ceremony is to go ahead as scheduled.
Set-up for the event had been discontinued earlier today because of strong winds.
However, the event is back on track with the North Field reopened until 5pm for vehicles to deliver to...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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A great deal of emphasis is placed on building the self-esteem of the pupils at Elliot Primary School and that’s why, every day, they pay compliments to one student.
The idea is that the other pupils all compliment the student, who is chosen at rando...
DATE: May 11, 2017
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Volunteers will be out in force for the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal today.
Tags will be available throughout Hamilton, St George’s and Somerset from 8am to 8pm.
Governor John Rankin accepted the first tag at Government House to launch the even...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Inmates at Westgate Correctional Facility are dying sawdust for the Bermuda Day floats for a second year.
The initiative is the result of a partnership with the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs and inmates have already dyed about 30 bale...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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Events have been lined up to celebrate the arrival of 19 tall ships in Bermuda as part of The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta.
These will include festivals in both St George’s and Hamilton to welcome the ships later this month, as well as an art ...
DATE: May 10, 2017
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The Musashi, a superyacht owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Team USA, has graced the island with a visit.
At 288ft, the vessel is one of the world’s greats — ranked 71 by Boat International. The giant was moored yesterday in St George’s.
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Weekend passes for the America’s Cup are on sale for a special $17 price to celebrate 17 days to go before the sailing showpiece event.
The tickets, for the weekend of June 3 and 4, are usually $34 but are being offered half-price today.
According to...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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The Progressive Labour Party has expressed its “deep concern” that Bermuda has slipped back into “recession”.
Gross domestic product fell 2.4 per cent after inflation in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the same period in 2015, following ...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Tall ships always make a striking sight, but a special vessel has called on the island: the Dutch training ship, the Gulden Leeuw.
Billed as one of the world’s largest three-mast-topsail schooners, the 230ft ship, built in 1937 and remade in 2010, is...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Want to watch the America’s Cup free?
If so there will be plenty of viewing points where the public can do exactly that.
While thousands are expected to converge on Dockyard, where the America’s Cup Village is located, others can witness all of the ...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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