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Bermuda resident Alun Thomas is this week tackling the challenge of a lifetime — the brutal Marathon des Sables in the Saharan desert.
The race, which began 30 years ago, tasks competitors with essentially completing six marathons over the course of ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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A Jamaican prisoner who was denied parole has lost an appeal after he claimed the policies were discriminatory.
Leighton Griffiths, a Jamaican national married to a Bermudian, was convicted of possessing 480.5g of cocaine with intent to supply. He wa...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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Colin Soares, the former owner of M. Soares and Sons and a fixture of the Spanish Point community, has died at the age of 77.
Mr Soares worked at the grocery store for 40 years and owned it for 25 years before he retired in 1998, selling the business...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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Government has put out a request for proposal for repairs needed at the St George’s Swing Bridge.
In a notice appearing on page 26 of yesterday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, the Department of Works and Engineering has called on tenders for “install...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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The Commission of Inquiry will host its first public hearing on June 27, scrutinising the previous government’s use of taxpayer funds.
Members have reportedly completed a week of preparatory meetings, during which they established a timetable leading...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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Bermuda’s public primary schools fell below international averages in the results of the most recent Cambridge Primary Checkpoint results.
The figures, which date back to May of 2015, show Bermuda lagging behind in English, math and science compared ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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Hundreds gathered on Front Street last night to enjoy the finale of the City Food Festival.
Spectators listened to music and enjoyed tastes from more than a dozen local restaurants, ranging from Jamaican Grill to Port O’ Call.
While the event was ini...
DATE: Apr 11, 2016
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A Polish kayaker who rowed from Portugal to Florida — with an unexpected stop in Bermuda along the way — is planning another Atlantic crossing.
Aleksander “Doba” Olek, a retired engineer, made headlines locally in 2014 when his effort to kayak across...
DATE: Apr 11, 2016
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A Sandys man jailed for attempting to steal a phone has lost an appeal against his sentence.
Keino Lambert, 25, was convicted for the offence last June after a Magistrates’ Court trial.
The court heard that on January 15, 2014, he attempted to steal ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2016
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British parliamentarians have come under further fire over offshore assets after a Tory party official admitted having assets in Bermuda.
In an article published online yesterday, The Sun reported that 12 senior Tory officials had put their assets in...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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