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A move to rename the second day of Cup Match in honour of abolitionist Mary Prince has been approved by the House of Assembly.
The Public Holidays Amendment Act will change Somers Day to Mary Prince Day. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Communi...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Croatian theatre group will bring one of the most iconic love stories to the Bermuda stage.
The Dubrovnik-based Midsummer Scene Festival production of Romeo & Juliet opens tomorrow, painting Shakespeare’s tragedy in a 1960s mafia setting.
Filip Kre...
DATE: Feb 16, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s first woman Recruit Camp drill instructor will take to the parade ground this weekend.
Colour Sergeant Shanté Arnold, the chief clerk of the RBR, will put the latest intake of 36 raw recruits, including five Officer Cadet...
DATE: Feb 15, 2020
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A man was last night rushed to hospital after he was shot
A police spokesman said the victim, a 21-year-old Pembroke man, was shot in the shoulder.
The spokesman said police had received reports of gunshots in the Happy Valley Lane area of Pembroke s...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Work to install a new lifeguard tower at John Smith’s Bay has started.
The tower will be constructed on a concrete pad at the Smith’s beach.
The tower will be built so it can be removed and stored inside over the off-season, which runs from November ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A Florida-bound British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Bermuda yesterday because of smoke in the cabin.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Services said they received a call about the diversion at around 4pm.
He ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A robot submarine is to be deployed in a bid to study microscopic organisms in the island’s underwater caves.
Researchers at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences were awarded a Trident remote operated vehicle by Conservation X Labs, a US-based env...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A missing man has been found dead, the Bermuda Police Service confirmed yesterday.
A police spokesman said 65-year-old Colin “Shoemaker” Fubler’s body was found by officers at about 8.20am on Wednesday at a derelict house on Parsons Road in Pembroke....
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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A pair of pitbulls that savaged family pets have still not been found, a Government spokeswoman said today.
The Ministry of Home Affairs spokeswoman confirmed that the dogs had not been found, despite a search by animal wardens, who have worked with ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man murdered in 2006 was stabbed in the heart, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
John Obafunwa, a forensic pathologist, told the court that Marcus Gibbings died of blood loss after he suffered multiple stab wounds.
Dr Obafunwa highlighted three ma...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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