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A new training initiative offering post secondary education for investment and financial services was formally launched this week at a ceremony at City Hall.
The RCA Bermuda Compliance Certification Programme (RBCC), the result of a partnership betwe...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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Hamilton Parish residents filled the Francis Patton School hall last night to voice their concerns about plans for Shelly Bay.
Developer Tim Steinhoff has proposed installing a new parking lot adjacent to the area’s playground to service customers at...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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The Bermuda National Trust has said it is “devastated” by the demolition of the historic Queen of the East over the weekend.
The building, which was first erected as a merchant’s home in the 18th century, served as a bakery, a laundry and even a brot...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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Former Bermuda resident Dorothy “Dottie” O’Hara has died at the age of 91.
Born in Philadelphia, Mrs O’Hara moved to the Island after her husband was stationed at the US Naval Base in 1943 as the result of a lucky coin toss. While on the Island, the ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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A 41-year-old man from Smith’s has been arrested on suspicion of theft in relation to the “misappropriation” of $18 million in connection with the Par-la-Ville hotel development deal.
The announcement came yesterday from the Bermuda Police Service, w...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016
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A bulk carrier has diverted to the Island despite heavy seas to get assistance for a crew member suffering suspected appendicitis.
The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre was first contacted by the M/V Apollon last Wednesday when the ship was still mo...
DATE: Jan 26, 2016
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The historic Queen of the East was torn down yesterday, disappointing campaigners who fought for years to save the building.
The East Broadway building, which was first built in the 1740s, is set to be replaced with a six-storey residential block.
Sa...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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Unpleasant weekend weather led to an unusual discovery by a local diver at Spittal Pond — a pool rife with tiny sea slugs known as blue dragons.
Weldon Wade, an avid diver and lionfish culler, said he stopped by Spittal Pond on Saturday because of th...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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Bermudians looking to visit South America — the home of the 2016 Summer Olympics — have been warned about an outbreak of the Zika virus in the region.
The virus, which is spread by mosquito bites, can cause fever, rash, joint pain or conjunctivitis. ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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A victim in one of two shootings on Friday has been flown off Island for medical treatment.
The 20-year-old from Pembroke was reportedly shot on Friday morning near the junction of North Shore Road and Overview Hill.
The police have said that he had...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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