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Sailor Aurora Canessa has arrived in Bermuda the first stop in her attempt to be the first Argentinian woman to cross the Atlantic solo.
Setting out from Argentina last April, Ms Canessa sailed up the coast of South America and into the Caribbean bef...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction on the Grand Atlantic site continues to worry some Warwick residents, who fear the development will cut off public access to the nearby beach
And while some still question the stability of the cliff face only a short distance from the si...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Anti-violence group Stand Up Bermuda has launched its own website, and will host a peace walk next month.
The walk, called the “Stand Up for Change Peace Rally,” is scheduled to be held on June 26, with members walking from Dockyard and St George’s, ...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lionfish are on the Island for good, according to Chris Flook of the Bermuda Aquarium - but their population can be controlled.
Addressing the Hamilton Rotary Club this afternoon, Mr Flook, the Aquarium’s head collector, said that measures intended t...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s truckers are scheduled to meet tonight to discuss illegal trucking activity, and how to stop it.
In a notice to the public, vice president of the Bermuda General Truckers Association Carlton Smith wrote that the Association will be working ...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of paintings that disappeared from the Island four decades ago have been returned after resurfacing in the US.
Five watercolours depicting US Civil War blockade runners were turned over to the Bermuda National Trust by a lawyer in Portland, ...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of volunteers took to Bermuda’s parks and roadsides this weekend, collecting litter as part of KBB’s annual Spring Cleaning.
According to Anne Hyde of Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB), around 400 people worked to clean up 30 locations across the...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess recently reminded the public to conserve water, following months of lower-than-average rainfall.
Speaking at the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr Burgess said the lack of rainfall has put a great deal of pressure ...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudian students studying in the US could soon be able to stay longer in the US to get practical training.
The US Government on Thursday announced that it is expanding the list of science, technology, engineering and math degrees that allow foreign...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An injured longtail was taken to the Aquarium this weekend after it was caught up in kite string on South Shore.
Karen Border, secretary of the Bermuda Audubon Society said that Terry Williams, a security guard at Surfside, saw the bird struggling ne...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
