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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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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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Butterfield Bank donated $2,000 towards the America’s Cup Endeavour programme with a denim day fundraiser.
The bank is an official supplier and the official bank of the Cup, and several of its employees have been a part of the Endeavour programme, ac...
DATE: May 08, 2017
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A 67-year-old man struck by a motorcycle in Pembroke over the weekend remains in hospital in stable condition, according to police.
The accident happened on Spanish Point Road, near Arlington Avenue, shortly after 4pm on Saturday.
The motorcyclist,...
DATE: May 08, 2017
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Hurricane Preparedness Week will be observed this week, the Ministry of National Security has advised.
The Ministry said the event is happening earlier than usual due in part to the increased activity surrounding the America’s Cup and also to coincid...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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Bermudian Rodney Smith Jr is embarking on a one-man mission to cut lawns in every state of America for single mothers, veterans and the elderly.
Mr Smith, who has been previously recognised for his selfless lawn mowing while studying in Alabama, is s...
DATE: May 07, 2017
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