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A husband and wife who have spent 20 years counselling inmates and their families were each honoured with a CableVision Community Service Award yesterday.
Ed (Icewater) and Lois Smith have supported both the victims and perpetrators of crime through ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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Around 200 seniors came together in competition yesterday as part of the third annual Seniors’ sports day.
Seniors from eight of the Island’s rest homes took part in a raft of events and activities, including egg races, wheelchair races and walking r...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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Walton Brown renewed his call for resolution on the issue of election candidates declaring their interests in Government contracts.
The Progressive Labour Party paid for a newspaper advertisement listing its candidates interests prior to the general ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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An international karate event could bring hundreds of martial artists to Bermuda in 2015, according to Bob Smith of the Academy of Martial Arts.
The annual Miyagi Chojun Martial Arts Festival will be hosted by Bermuda in two years following on years ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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A team from the Bermuda Regiment have taken their training to new heights — or more accurately, depths.
Four members of the Quartermaster’s staff visited the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) yesterday for adventure training, team building e...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva asked the Government to reconsider changes to FutureCare premiums after hearing an outcry from the public.
Mr DeSilva called on Government to reconsider rate increases for those enrolled in the first phase of the p...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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A Greek crewman on a Morocco-bound bulk carrier was dropped off in Bermuda yesterday after suffering a “heart-related illness”.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said they were contacted by the Amber L at around noon yesterday. A...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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The British town of Hertford received a taste of Bermuda this week, courtesy of a travel agency.
The Hertford branch of Thomas Cook Travel recently launched “Bermuda Day” in an effort to promote the Island as a holiday destination.
According to the H...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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A stretch of Par-la-Ville Road has been largely reopened to traffic after months of trenching work.
The road had been closed between Church Street and Front Street.
The section of road between Church Street and Rosebank Road is now open to traffic an...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Government is looking into the deterioration of reflective plastic covers for bus stop poles and the condition of bus stops in general, a spokesman revealed last night.
In a statement released in response to a Letter to The Editor published today, th...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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