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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its report on Hurricane Nicole, which passed over the island last October.
While the hurricane weakened before reaching Bermuda, saving the island from the worst the storm had to off...
DATE: Mar 09, 2017
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For decades, Bermuda has been the site of a fierce — if tiny — war between rival species of ant.
According to a recent scientific paper by James Wetterer of the Florida Atlantic University, published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research, scientists...
DATE: Mar 09, 2017
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The Bermuda International Film Festival is set to host a world premier of a documentary about a famous New York Irish pub.
The film, Neary’s, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the titular Irish restaurant in midtown Manhattan, a popular hangout for ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2017
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A group of Saltus students recently took part in a United Nations conference about the topical issue of migration.
Briley Habib and Phillip Heap, the school’s heads of geography and design and technology respectively, took 11 SGY students to the annu...
DATE: Mar 08, 2017
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Alpha Phi Alpha are set to host their 2017 Symposium this week at CedarBridge to focus on sports clubs in the wake of recent violence.
Among the panellists will be representatives from a number of sports clubs, including Somerset Cricket Club, St Geo...
DATE: Mar 07, 2017
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The Government is moving forward with plans to relocate the Senate in the Sessions House, according to Michael Dunkley.
Delivering the budget brief for Non-Ministerial departments at the House of Assembly yesterday, the Premier said that $2 million h...
DATE: Mar 07, 2017
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Bermuda has again topped an international list of most expensive places to live.
In an article by The Independent , Bermuda came first in a list of the 21 most expensive places in the world, beating New York, Switzerland and Hong Kong.
“The Atlantic ...
DATE: Mar 06, 2017
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board had its budget cut in part because it had amassed $100 million in cash reserves, according to Bob Richards.
Speaking during the debate on the 2017-18 Budget in the House of Assembly, the Minister of Finance noted the $25 m...
DATE: Mar 06, 2017
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A woman who broke her neck in a fatal car crash has secured a legal victory against a truck driver after he failed to attend court.
According to a ruling in chambers by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman, Evelyn Rewan was awarded a default judgment in a ci...
DATE: Mar 06, 2017
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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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