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Travellers intending to fly to Trinidad and Tobago for the upcoming carnival have been warned to protect themselves against the Zika virus, which has been detected in the Caribbean island.
A person can contract Zika through a bite from an infected mo...
DATE: Feb 22, 2017
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A spike in demand, including “far higher” levels of flu and respiratory illness, is stretching the bed capacity at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Problems discharging senior patients have made the situation worse and the facility is using its Gen...
DATE: Feb 22, 2017
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Health
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A Hearts, Hats and High tea event will raise money and celebrate the 26th anniversary of Agape House.
The event will take place on Saturday in the Windows on the Sound room at the Fairmont Southampton, from 2pm to 5pm. Tomorrow is the last day to buy...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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Police are appealing for help in finding 15-year-old India Smith, who has been missing since last Friday.
Officers say there is concern for the wellbeing of the teenager, who is described as 5ft 7in and having a brown complexion with short brown hair...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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This year’s Lindo’s to Lindo’s races, raising money for the Bermuda Diabetes Association, will take place on Sunday, March 5.
The 10K run and four-mile walk will begin at Lindo’s in Warwick and will see entrants running or walking down Middle Road to...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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The Railway Trail is being given a new nickname and higher profile to make it a bigger part of the island’s tourism experience.
It will now be known as the “Rail Trail” to make it snappier for hashtags, according to a press release from the Bermuda T...
DATE: Feb 21, 2017
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Tourism
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Legislation paving the way for people to be cautioned for possession of a small cannabis is set to come into force, Attorney-General Trevor Moniz has confirmed.
Mr Moniz released a statement after Director of Public Prosecutions Larry Mussenden unvei...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Politics
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Insurance company BF&M has donated $20,000 over two years to support extracurricular activities at Purvis Primary School.
The Bermuda Education Network’s Horizons programme uses donations from corporations to deliver sailing, arts and science lesson...
DATE: Feb 20, 2017
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Bermuda’s serial vandal has struck again, with Hamilton bus depot the latest target for hateful messages.
Racist and sexist language could be seen daubed over the walls at the city centre location yesterday morning, prompting the Bermuda Police Servi...
DATE: Feb 18, 2017
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Attorney-General Trevor Moniz yesterday denied suggestions that the Bermuda Government had committed a breach of treaty over the Lahey Clinic lawsuit.
The civil action, which alleges the Massachusetts hospital ran a bribery-based scheme with Ewart Br...
DATE: Feb 18, 2017
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