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An environmentalist has stars in his eyes, and wants to recruit other people who share a passion for astronomy for a new club.
Jonathan Starling said he launched the Bermuda Astronomical Society on Facebook this year, but later found there had been ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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Overgrown grass has left a section of the Railway Trail almost impassable, an area resident said yesterday.
The man said a recently installed pedestrian bridge over Store Hill in Smith’s had been a benefit, but the state of the surrounding area made ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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The Supreme Court has opened the way for a violent child sex offender to be sent for detention and treatment at a British hospital.
However, the Government said last night that UK courts must give their approval to allow the transfer.
Puisne Judge Sh...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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An early morning for amateur photographer LeShun Smith paid off with a stunning shot of a Falcon 9 rocket as it passed over Bermuda.
Mr Smith, 29, said he was near Church Bay to capture the rocket, which travelled overhead just before 2.30am on Tuesd...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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A grandmother has started a new career after being Called to the Bar.
Angelita Dill, 54, worked in telecommunications and owned small businesses before going back to school to study for a law degree.
She said: “There was nothing that concerned me ab...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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An American-based meteorology group has said cool water in the Atlantic could lead to fewer tropical storms this year.
Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project team said: “The tropical Atlantic remains cooler than normal and there is ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2018
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Blackwatch Pass was closed to traffic yesterday as work to shore up its walls started.
A government spokeswoman said work will continue for “several weeks”.
Workers on the project will remove areas of soft rock and vegetation and secure weaker sectio...
DATE: Aug 07, 2018
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A St George’s cricket player pushed the Minister of National Security in a scuffle at Cup Match, a witness has said.
However, Wayne Caines said yesterday: “There was no fight, no altercation, no incident.”
He was speaking after a man at the match tol...
DATE: Aug 07, 2018
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The Minister of National Security has congratulated the public after a mostly peaceful Cup Match holiday.
Wayne Caines said, apart from a stabbing at Paradise Lakes, the holiday festivities passed without major incidents.
Mr Caines said: “Cup Match i...
DATE: Aug 07, 2018
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Applicants fear retaliation if they make Public Access to Information requests, the Information Commissioner has warned.
Gitanjali Gutierrez added there was a need for a “cultural shift” so that more people questioned public authorities rather than d...
DATE: Aug 01, 2018
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