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UK news outlets have published footage of an altercation that caused a Virgin Atlantic flight to divert to Bermuda and cost a British man $2,000 in fines.
The incident, which took place on May 16, involved a male passenger becoming “disruptive” on a ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2017
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Politicians are used to being questioned by journalists on election day, but this year several faced a surprise — an army of Bermudian students with a range of questions.
In order to cover all 36 constituencies, The Royal Gazette enlisted a cadre of ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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The sale of the Harrington Sound Post Office has been completed.
The post office was closed in November 2014 and the property was formally put up for sale in May 2015. It was sold for $700,000, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Environmental charity Greenrock has congratulated the Progressive Labour Party, saying they look forward to collaborating on making a more sustainable Bermuda.
Jonathan Starling, the charity’s executive director, said the organisation hopes the PLP w...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Traffic could be affected on Marsh Folly Road and Palmetto Road next week as road work is carried out.
According to a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works, there will be a possible one-lane closure on Marsh Folly Road between Dutton Avenue an...
DATE: Jul 21, 2017
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Police have confirmed 21-year-old model Sophie Fraser-Smith as the woman killed in a traffic collision on Tuesday.
Her death is the eighth on Bermuda’s roads this year.
According to a police spokesman, Ms Fraser-Smith was seriously injured at about 3...
DATE: Jul 19, 2017
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The cahow breeding programme has set new records this year with 61 chicks successfully taking flight.
Jeremy Madeiros, senior terrestrial conservation officer and Cahow Recovery Programme manager, said 117 established breeding pairs were recorded, in...
DATE: Jul 15, 2017
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Stained glass windows honouring those who fell in the First World War have been removed from the Anglican Cathedral to be repaired.
The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, Bishop of Bermuda, said the windows, which date back to the 1920s, have been showing...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017
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Independent candidate Elmore Warren has reached out for the support of the public, pledging to work for the people rather than a party.
In a press conference overlooking Pembroke Marsh, Mr Warren said he wanted to give the public a voice in the House...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017
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Republican lawmakers in the United States have called for an investigation into a Bermudian-based firm they accuse of using Russian money to disrupt the fracking industry.
However, Wakefield Quin, who represent the company, called the allegations “co...
DATE: Jul 13, 2017
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