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Hundreds of musicians from around the world are tuning up for Bermuda’s biggest showcase of military music to celebrate the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s golden anniversary.
Bands from Bermuda, Britain, Canada, Jamaica and the United States will join forc...
DATE: Oct 21, 2015
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Firefighters tackled a blaze in a pump room tonight.
The Fire and Rescue Service swung into action after reports of a fire at a house in White Hill View, Sandys.
Four fire trucks and ten personnel, some wearing breathing apparatus, tackled the blaze,...
DATE: Oct 04, 2015
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The emergency broadcasting station has been off the air again this morning due to technical difficulties but broadcast a live update at 6.30am, according to a spokesman.
The station went off the air last night before Hurricane Joaquin’s closest pass...
DATE: Oct 04, 2015
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Bermuda’s Catholic community welcomed its new Bishop last night.
Polish priest Wieslaw Spiewak, known as Wesley, was ordained as Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda at a packed St Theresa’s Cathedral by his predecessor, Bishop Robert Kurtz, who has retired...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Bermuda’s new Catholic Bishop will be ordained at a special ceremony tonight.
Bishop-elect Wieslaw Spiewak, from Poland, will take over as leader of the Island’s Catholic community from Bishop Robert Kurtz, who is retiring after 20 years in Bermuda.
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DATE: Oct 01, 2015
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The Broad Arrow Lodge has handed more than $7,000 to three Bermuda charities.
The group, based on Hamilton’s Reid Street, raised the cash from a quiz night at city bar Docksiders earlier this year.
It has been split between the Summerhaven residentia...
DATE: Sep 10, 2015
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The unemployment rate has fallen by two percentage points, according to the latest government figures.
Total unemployment fell to 2,502 people in 2015 — from 9 per cent to 7 per cent.
And the number of unemployed Bermudians dropped by 936 people from...
DATE: Aug 14, 2015
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The history of the Bermuda Regiment is set to be on parade at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art as part of the armed service’s golden anniversary.
And the exhibition features some rarely-seen exhibits connected to its predecessor regiments, the B...
DATE: Jun 27, 2015
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Global drinks giant Bacardi threw a party last night for the Island to celebrate the firm’s 50 years in Bermuda.
Hundreds gathered at the iconic company HQ on Pitts Bay Road as the firm, still family owned, marked the occasion and looked to the futu...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015
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The Catholic bishop in Bermuda is to retire, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Robert Kurtz, the Bishop of Hamilton, is to be replaced by Polish priest Father Wieslaw “Wesley” Spiewak, who is serving in his homeland at present as the provincial superior ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2015
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