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Senator Michael Fahy has claimed Opposition leader David Burt is attempting to “deceive the community” over the controversial airport redevelopment project.
Mr Burt has called on the Bermuda Government to publicly release the “lease, master assignmen...
DATE: Dec 27, 2016
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The familiar drums and whistles of Bermuda’s iconic Gombeys echoed across the island today as Bermudians celebrated Boxing Day.
Continuing a longstanding tradition, the various troupes visited hotels and neighbourhoods from St George’s to Sandys.
Whi...
DATE: Dec 26, 2016
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A woman who battled through cancer and diabetes has given back to those at the Bermuda Hospitals Board that helped her.
Sherlyn Swan-Caisey on Wednesday donated $1,300 to the Oncology and Dialysis units at the hospital, raised at a fundraising event ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016
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This is truly the season of giving for five-year-old Yu-Udai Trott-Hayward, who for the second year yesterday gave away his own toys to less fortunate children. Asked why he wanted to give away his own toys, he said: “Because God wants us to give thi...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016
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Theresa Harney-Zuill, the manager of The Royal Palms Hotel, has been named the 2015/16 Hotelier of the Year.
The award from the Bermuda Hotel Association was formally given at an annual Christmas luncheon organised by the BHA and the Hotel Employers ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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The Agricultural Exhibition has been given the go-ahead for the next three years after the AG Show Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bermuda Government. And the group has further agreed to help finance the revitalisation of buildings ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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A burglar who stole presents from beneath a Christmas tree will spend the holidays behind bars.
Stanley Davis, 50, today pleaded guilty to a charge of entering a Southampton home and stealing $700 in cash along with several items, including Christmas...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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The Progressive Labour Party has voiced “grave concerns” about published amendments to the Public Service Commission that he said would compromise the impartiality of the body.
While the Bermuda Government have said the amendments were published prem...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
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Local police officers — or anyone who looks like one — could be in for 15 minutes of fame when the new thriller Babymoon is shot in Bermuda.
But, according to director Lucinda Spurling, the memories could last a lifetime for those Bermudians who land...
DATE: Dec 21, 2016
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Bermuda’s roof-catchment system will be the focus of a radio documentary, set to air on the BBC World Service this week.
Tomorrow’s episode of My Perfect Country, which examines political, economic and social issues around the world, will look at Ber...
DATE: Dec 21, 2016
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