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The Bermuda Police Service has said it is continuing to investigate an incident at a local hotel that left two Canadian visitors in hospital
The two visitors — a 25-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man — were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospita...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016
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The third annual Holiday Hackathon was deemed a success by organisers and participants alike, giving students hands-on programming experience.
However, this year organiser Jahde Eve said the event took a slightly different approach, with the students...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016
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The Bermuda Police Service has said officers have discovered the controlled drug Fentanyl on the island.
The drug — a synthetic opioid — is associated with the misuse of heroin and has been linked to multiple fatal overdoses. According to the Drug E...
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A campaign group challenging the construction of a maintenance yard in Botanical Gardens has said the Bermuda Government did not comply with legislation on the project.
In a statement this afternoon, a spokesman for Take Back Our Park said that Chief...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016
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Months after starring in the Troika production of The Colour Purple, Bermudian Candace Furbert has taken to the stage again in the West End production of Dreamgirls.
Ms Furbert has joined the ensemble of the hit show, which opened in London’s Savoy T...
DATE: Dec 29, 2016
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Less than an hour before midnight, Leanne and Timothy Mount welcomed this year’s Christmas baby into the world — Ivy Lily Mount.
Speaking this morning, the couple said they had just finished Christmas lunch when Mrs Mount’s water broke yesterday afte...
DATE: Dec 28, 2016
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Actress and former Bermuda International Film Festival judge Carrie Fisher died yesterday at the age of 60.
Ms Fisher, who rose to stardom for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series, suffered a heart attack on an aeroplane last week.
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DATE: Dec 28, 2016
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Recently released documents have revealed details of the 1979 Constitutional Conference, which eventually led to the abolition of the expatriate vote in Bermuda.
The conference, held at Warwick Camp, came as a result of the 1977 riots and the subsequ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2016
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The Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Church, this year, continued its longstanding commitment to helping the community by hosting its sixth annual Christmas luncheon.
Speaking after the event, Deacon Rollin Nathan said the Christmas Luncheon was a mass...
DATE: Dec 28, 2016
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For the tenth consecutive year, Regina Peniston has come out to Court Street to deliver a hot meal to those struggling this holiday season.
Ms Peniston this afternoon continued her tradition of giving back, working with a team of volunteers to give a...
DATE: Dec 28, 2016
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