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Environmentalists are campaigning for retailers to charge customers for plastic bags, and are looking for support from the public.
Greenrock, together with the Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce, will celebrate Earth Day on Monday with the launch of a n...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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The Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) and the Bermuda Organ and Tissue Donor Association (BOTDA) will next week reach out to the public to become donors.
A spokeswoman for the groups said that while advances in medical science have made transplant surger...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cruise ship bound for the Azores was diverted to Bermuda yesterday after a passenger had a medical emergency.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said they were contacted at around noon by the Crown Princess, stating a passenger ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Bermuda’s latest potential visitor is one you likely don’t want to see at the beach — a 2,000lb Great White shark.
Lydia, named after the founder of Bradley University, was tagged early last month in the waters off Jacksonville, Florida by Ocearch re...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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The City of Hamilton yesterday relaunched its street busker programme for the summer tourist season.
Events and project manager Danilee Trott said: “With the summer season approaching, this is a great time to reintroduce the City of Hamilton’s street...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Days after experiencing witnessing the Boston Marathon bombing, Bermuda’s runners are set to lace up again to support those affected by the blasts.
In advance of this Sunday’s RMS Construction 10K and 20K, a team of runners will be giving out black r...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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Plans to install solar panels at Bulls Head car park have been set back, according to one company applying for the project.
Alternative Energy Systems (Bermuda) Ltd yesterday released their plans for the project, but said the Corporation of Hamilton ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2013
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The annual Agricultural Exhibition has been a Bermuda tradition for 75 years.
But while attending the event is enough for some, others have made entering the competition a tradition in itself.
For the last three decades, William Zuill has entered an ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2013
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The work may be hard and the hours may be long, but the hospitality industry is the only place for her, Betty-Jean Gilbert insists.
She was recently presented with the Best of the Best Award by the Visitor Industry Partnership, recognised for her yea...
DATE: Apr 18, 2013
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke woman attempted to use a stolen credit card to buy seven bags of fake hair, Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
The court heard that on February 26, a Smith’s resident returned home to discover that his television, DVD player and a Capital...
DATE: Apr 18, 2013
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