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The men of Hasty Pudding Theatricals are preparing to bare their legs in Bermuda this week, as they bring their unique brand of musical comedy back to the island.
The Harvard-based group — the third-oldest theatre organisation in the world — has been...
DATE: Mar 13, 2017
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The Government has launched an initiative aimed at getting parents more involved with their children’s education.
However, Mike Charles of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said that in order for such an initiative to be a success, it needs the buy-in of...
DATE: Mar 13, 2017
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Scientists from around the world have visited Bermuda for a conference in celebration of a landmark agreement made here 21 years ago.
The “Bermuda Principles”, which were agreed on at a summit at the Fairmont Southampton in 1996, led to the results o...
DATE: Mar 11, 2017
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A Bermuda Under-20 footballer has been charged with the fatal stabbing of Raymond Butterfield.
Mikiel Thomas, 19, from Pembroke, was charged in Magistrates’ Court this afternoon with the unlawful killing of Mr Butterfield on Sunday.
Mr Thomas was not...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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A Pembroke man received $1,750 in fines this morning after he was caught by police with cannabis and cocaine.
Yukie Pearman, 22, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges of possessing the drugs in an incident on October 22 last year.
The court...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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A proposed sale of The St George’s Club has not progressed, according to the club president. However, the property will continue to focus on its hotel business.
While discussions were under way late last year about the potential sale of the East End ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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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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