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The Progressive Labour Party this weekend hosted a Back-to-School Fun Day at Victor Scott School.
The annual event organised by Walter Roban, Michael Weeks and Rolfe Commissiong offered family activities and entertainment, along with providing childr...
DATE: Aug 22, 2016
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Flora Duffy might have fallen short of a spot on the Olympic podium, but a crowd of supporters at Docksiders cheered as though she had taken the gold.
“It’s incredible for someone from an island this small to make it to the Olympics, much less finish...
DATE: Aug 22, 2016
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The Bermuda Health Council will today host a town hall meeting aimed at helping the public understand the island’s healthcare system.
The meeting, scheduled to begin at 5.30pm at the Wesley Methodist Church Hall on Church Street, is intended to allow...
DATE: Aug 22, 2016
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Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has been named as the keynote speaker at the annual Labour Day Banquet taking place next week.
Mr Furbert will be the first sitting BIU president to deliver the keynote speech.
A BIU state...
DATE: Aug 22, 2016
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A man who made headlines for attempting to “run” to Bermuda in a home-made “bubble” has had his hopes sunk for a third time by the United States Coast Guard.
Iranian extreme athelete Reza Baluchi was reportedly taken to a mental health institution fo...
DATE: Aug 21, 2016
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Michael Dunkley has praised the hard work of Bermuda’s Olympic team in Rio and called on the island to show its support for Flora Duffy.
Ms Duffy, considered a potential front-runner in the women’s triathlon, is set to compete for a spot on the winne...
DATE: Aug 20, 2016
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A Warwick man was yesterday morning accused of conspiring to import more than 3kg of cocaine to the island.
Curtis Swan, 54, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with conspiring with Aaron Johnston and others to import the controlled drug to the island ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2016
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A Pembroke man yesterday morning admitted attacking a female bus driver and threatening her with a blade.
Robert Harris, 69, pleaded guilty to charges of assault and possessing an offensive weapon, a utility knife, during an altercation that took pla...
DATE: Aug 19, 2016
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Tropical Storm Fiona continued its slow path towards Bermuda yesterday, but forcasts suggest the system will weaken in the coming days.
The storm, which was still around 1,400 nautical miles east-southeast of the island, was expected to fall below tr...
DATE: Aug 19, 2016
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A 23-year-old Warwick man appeared before Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with having a firearm.
Quincy Simmons stands accused of possessing a firearm on May 29 last year, and handling a firearm on an unknown date between July 7, 2010, and Ma...
DATE: Aug 19, 2016
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