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Violent video footage of a man being punched and kicked on Front Street went viral yesterday. Two recordings of the daylight assault, believed to have been recorded within the last two days, have spread widely.
In the videos a man is in an altercatio...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Flora fever has broken out again — but this time it is over a bluebird named after Bermuda’s golden girl.
Warwick Academy installed a webcam inside one of its bluebird boxes and named the two birds who nested in it after the Commonwealth champion tri...
DATE: May 19, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cancer care experts have backed a ban on sunscreen linked to the death of coral reefs.
Bermuda Cancer & Health Centre said it was aware of evidence that big-name brands of sunscreen which contain oxybenzone and octinoxate had been linked to coral ble...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College celebrated the graduation of 142 students yesterday.
Hundreds of family and friends cheered as the students collected their qualifications.
Zita Pitt, who earned an associate in science (nursing) degree said students had overcome prob...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Endeavour community sailing programme has been promised support from investment management firm Orbis.
The charity announced yesterday that it will benefit from a multiyear investment from the company.
Jennifer Pitcher of Endeavour said: “The par...
DATE: May 18, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton Princess Hotel has celebrated this weekend’s Royal Wedding by unveiling a painting of Meghan Markle.
“Harry’s Girl”, by London street artist Pegasus, was hung on the walls of the hotel’s the Crown & Anchor restaurant yesterday.
The hotel...
DATE: May 17, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian resident has taken home high honours at an international ballroom dancing competition.
Fran Griffiths competed last week at the 36th Atlanta Open, winning a gold medal in the Bronze-level American Smooth 3-dance competition.
She said: “I’...
DATE: May 17, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A tourist couple who thanked people in Bermuda for helping them to search for their lost passports have found their travel documents.
Corinne and Steve White said the passports had been found in a bag after they had slipped down a tear in the lining....
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A drug manufacturer has come under fire in Britain for allegedly diverting $1.35 billion through Bermuda to avoid taxes.
A report in London’s Evening Standard said pharmaceutical firm Napp has funnelled cash through its Bermudian-based Mundipharma of...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley made the wrong decision in the landmark Bermuda Bred case which gave same-sex partners the same rights to live and work on the island, the Court of Appeal has said in a written judgment.
The Appeals Panel found that the Berm...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes