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A busier-than-average hurricane season is on the cards, a forecast has predicted.
Researchers at North Carolina State University said that the Atlantic area could see between 14 and 18 tropical storms with seven and 11 hitting hurricane strength.
The...
DATE: Apr 18, 2018
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Visitors could be offered a view from 350ft over the West End next year.
Consort Cruises has asked for planning permission to install a tethered helium balloon ride in Dockyard.
A spokesman for the company said, if the planning application is approve...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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A man who tried to drive to a meeting on a go-kart was stopped and ticketed by police.
A video of the driver travelling along Harrington Sound Road near Shark Hole Hill in Hamilton Parish was posted on social media yesterday morning.
A second video s...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Community activist Gina Spence has called for a review of the island’s criminal injury compensation system.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board’s budget has been slashed from $500,000 to $325,000 since 2007 — but Ms Spence said the need for assi...
DATE: Apr 16, 2018
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Volunteers have pitched in to help clean up a historic fort on Paget Island.
The Mirrors youth programme led the restoration drive, helped by Outward Bound, the parks department, the Royal Bermuda Regiment and other supporters, including John Rankin,...
DATE: Apr 14, 2018
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The Bermuda Turtle Project is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a lecture series featuring international experts.
The series is set to begin on April 26 with David Godfrey, executive director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy in Florida, giving an il...
DATE: Apr 14, 2018
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A plan to restore a pond filled in more than 75 years ago has been given the green light.
The Development Applications Board backed a plan by Buy Back Bermuda to restore Eve’s Pond in Hamilton Parish as part of a nature reserve.
Andrew Dobson, presid...
DATE: Apr 14, 2018
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Bermuda is backdrop for a major American retailer’s spring fashion collection.
Now 700,000 customers will be exposed to the island’s beauty when J. McLaughlin’s latest catalogue is distributed this week.
A behind-the-scenes video of the shoot has bee...
DATE: Apr 11, 2018
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Five companies have won contracts for the airport redevelopment project, including four Bermuda-based businesses.
Airport operator Skyport announced that Florida-based Thermoset Roofing has been awarded the roofing contract for the new passenger term...
DATE: Apr 11, 2018
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Two teenagers have been arrested after three scooters were stolen from the Transport Control Department.
A police spokesman said today: “A 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy were arrested in connection with this matter and later released on police...
DATE: Apr 09, 2018
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