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Two of the Island’s charities will come together this month in a fundraising effort focused on the intersection of art and sailing.
On April 26, the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art and the Bermuda Sloop Foundation will be hosting Art of Sailing, wi...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) will this year boast an all-female jury, headed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Eva Orner.
Ms Orner produced the 2007 documentary ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’, which detailed the killing of an Afghan taxi ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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A Devonshire man who took a motorcycle without consent insisted he’d only done so because it was sitting derelict in his grandmother’s yard.
Jerry Williams said the bike was put on the property sometime last year.
“The bike has been there since 2012....
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Flags on Government buildings will fly at half-mast next Wednesday to mark the ceremonial funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
Lady Thatcher, who served as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, died on Monday after sufferi...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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Opposition Leader Marc Bean last night defended his party’s time in Government, while calling for constructive input from the community.
Speaking to more than 100 people at a town-hall meeting held at the Warwick Workman’s Club, Mr Bean said the Prog...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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A Family Fun and Fitness Festival at Sandys 360 drew hundreds of people together for fun and games this weekend.
Sandys 360 managing director Melvyn Bassett said that more than 300 people participated in a raft of activities and benefited from dozens...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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The Corporation of St George's will this week host a public meeting to discuss plans for the town.
The newest elected members of the Corporation will be present, with updates given on plans including the Ordnance Island Marina project and the introdu...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Acting Minister of Community and Culture Leah Scott recently marked Social Work Month with a donation to the newly launched Ida James Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Ms Scott read a proclamation officially declaring March Social Work Month 2013, and made ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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Bermuda’s ageing population is causing Alzheimer’s to have a greater impact on the Island, but programmes are being introduced to help.
Elizabeth Stewart, founder of Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia (AAD) said few people are aware of how widespread...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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A Sandys man yesterday denied sexually touching a young girl.
The man cannot be identified for legal reasons.
He pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to two counts of touching a girl under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose and one count of intru...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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