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Ravi Cannonier-Watson is getting ready to dance where few have dared to tread — the Royal Ballet School in London.
After a challenging audition process, the 11-year-old, left, has become the first Bermudian to be accepted into the prestigious school,...
DATE: Apr 25, 2016
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Bermuda is set to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death through a series of events tied to the legendary playwright.
Shakespeare wrote numerous poems and dozens of classic plays, including The Tempest, which is said to have been i...
DATE: Apr 23, 2016
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The Princess Royal Union Lodge has been declared a listed building, however, a wooden house in St David’s has been delisted.
According to notices appearing in yesterday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, Hureka House on Lighthouse Lane will be removed f...
DATE: Apr 23, 2016
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Michael Dunkley yesterday welcomed the international cast of Up With People to the island in advance of their performances next week.
Greeting the group of visiting performers — including Bermuda’s own Zachary Lathan — the Premier stressed the import...
DATE: Apr 22, 2016
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A Sandys man was remanded into custody after he admitted robbing a man of his financial assistance money.
Eugene Anderson, 54, pleaded guilty to robbing Frederick Gordon by force in an incident on August 21 last year, stealing $440 in cash and his Sp...
DATE: Apr 21, 2016
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Hundreds have gathered in King’s Square yesterday morning to watch the 200th Peppercorn Ceremony.
The event — an annual tradition in St George’s — is based around Freemasons paying their symbolic rent for the Old State House.
Numerous civic leaders, ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2016
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A former acting director of telecommunications has lost a claim that the Ministry of Finance is unlawfully withholding more than $150,000 from him.
Hiram Edwards was hired as an assistant telecommunications inspector on a temporary basis in 1997 afte...
DATE: Apr 20, 2016
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When issues arise in the heat of an America’s Cup race, Bermudian Sam Bennett will be one of the first to respond.
Mr Bennett, a 20-year-old PADI master scuba diver trainer, has been highlighted in his work as a safety diver for SoftBank Team Japan a...
DATE: Apr 20, 2016
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PLP backbencher Walton Brown has filed a legal action against Craig Cannonier and several civil servants after he was identified as submitting a Pati request.
According to a writ dated April 11, Mr Brown has launched an action against the Minister fo...
DATE: Apr 20, 2016
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A man who admitted an armed robbery in which he was accidentally shot by his partner in crime has had his sentenced reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Taariq Clarke had been sentenced to serve 7½ years in prison for aggravated burglary and using a firea...
DATE: Apr 19, 2016
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