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After a period of “dormancy”, the Bermuda Philharmonic Society is set to return to the stage this weekend in an effort to entertain and promote the arts.
Alison Black, the chair of the organisation, said that while the orchestra had fallen by the way...
DATE: Mar 03, 2017
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A Pembroke man has been accused of having a gun, drugs and more than $78,000 of criminal proceeds.
Jahdel Rogers, 36, appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with possessing a Smith and Wesson autoloading pistol, ammunition, cannabis, coc...
DATE: Mar 03, 2017
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A group of ten local businesses and organisations are asking for the public to rate their quality of service as they seek National Service Standards Certification.
According to the Bermuda Tourism Authority, the certification scheme is intended to he...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Arts and culture can be leveraged to move the island forward, according to Lauren Merkel.
Ms Merkel, a senior consultant with Lord Cultural Resources which has offices in New York and Toronto, said that Bermudian arts and culture could be a vital res...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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More than 1,500 books were delivered to preschools and nursery schools today as part of World Book Day 2017.
Nikita Robinson, of The Ladies Room on Hott 1075, praised those who volunteered to assist this year by reading to students, saying: “It’s one...
DATE: Mar 02, 2017
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Environmental group Greenrock has blasted last week’s Budget, calling it “unsustainable and unimaginative”.
Jonathan Starling, the charity’s executive director, praised an increase in funding for recycling and composting programmes, but the organisat...
DATE: Mar 01, 2017
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The Bermuda Sloop Foundation has again taken to “piracy” to help raise funds for its educational programmes.
This weekend, the foundation will host its Pirates of Bermuda fundraiser with notable members of the public having to raise donations or walk...
DATE: Mar 01, 2017
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A Bermuda-based scientist is set address a select committee of the House of Commons tonight on the subject of ocean acidification.
Nick Bates, Director of Research at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, will speak to the Science and Technology C...
DATE: Mar 01, 2017
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Health minister Jeanne Atherden said the Ministry had made some difficult decisions to improve efficiency, but they would be able to make do with a smaller budget.
Speaking at a press conference this morning, Ms Atherden noted that the budget for the...
DATE: Mar 01, 2017
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A piece of the women’s suffrage movement in Bermuda is set to go under the hammer to support the Bermuda National Trust.
The Trust’s annual Auction and Jumble Sale will feature a table from the collection of Gladys Morrell that played a role in givin...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017
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