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Youngsters set sail to the Turks and Caicos Islands with a cargo of limestone yesterday to re-enact a centuries-old exchange.
The pupils aboard the Spirit of Bermuda will trade the limestone blocks for salt while they learn about the global impact of...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Youngsters with a taste for adventure will set sail today to learn about the life and impact of the enslaved Bermudian woman Mary Prince.
In the Wake of Mary Prince, a programme held between the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Duke of Edinburgh Awar...
DATE: Jul 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An LGBTQ+ charity will seek to find a broader purpose so it can better help the community, the charity’s first executive director said.
Tiffany Paynter, who was recently appointed as the executive director of OutBermuda, said that the charity, which ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s expatriate community will put their native cultures on display this weekend during a beach day focused on community exchange.
Bermuda International Day on Saturday promises a full day of music, food and entertainment to further cultural exc...
DATE: Jun 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An historic East End playhouse could be transformed into a “world-calibre cultural centre” as part of a strategy to align the Cup Match holiday with a United States emancipation holiday.
The Emperial Group of Companies wants to restore Somers Playhou...
DATE: Jun 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian model’s greatest wish has come true after she was hired by her dream agency.
Aliana King, who lives in New York, signed with the New York branch of Elite Model Management, a renowned modelling agency, last week after years of hard work.
M...
DATE: Jun 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Berkeley Institute’s Class of 2022 started a new chapter in their lives today with the help of more than $1 million in scholarships.
Graduation attendees at Flora Duffy Stadium in Devonshire heard that 20 pupils received $66,500 in scholarships a...
DATE: Jun 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A festival in an historic landmark will help families to start their summers off with a strong sense of community, according to organisers.
The July 2gather Family Fun Fest, to be held in Freedom Square at City Hall in Hamilton, promises a “buffet of...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Covid-19 pandemic set women’s employment back by two years in Bermuda, a spokeswoman for UN Women said today.
Tonni Brodber, from the UN Women’s Multi-Country Office, added that the pandemic demonstrated how “hazards exploit already-existing ineq...
DATE: Jun 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Volunteers helped to plant mangroves when they took part in a project on an island nature reserve at the weekend.
Trunk Island, in Harrington Sound, became the new home for 14 young red mangrove trees with the help of 17 volunteers from Aspen, which ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson