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Sports bars are hoping for big crowds tonight as the Bermuda football team play their historic match against Costa Rica.
Win, lose or draw, managers said the Gombey Warriors had already captured the imagination of football fans on the island with the...
DATE: Jun 20, 2019
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An American who has been pen pals with a Bermudian for 52 years has set foot on the island for the first time.
Marsha Thomas, 64, from Sparta, Illinois, describes Juliana Swan, 63, from Pembroke, as “family” and says she has fallen in love with Berm...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
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Hundreds of people packed out Shelly Bay for a fun-filled National Heroes Weekend Raft Up today.
Nearly 100 boats rafted up for a lively session of pure soca in the sea despite the looming threat of rain throughout the day.
Residents and visitors tu...
DATE: Jun 15, 2019
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David Burt will travel to Costa Rica to watch Bermuda’s historic first Concacaf Gold Cup match against Haiti tomorrow.
The Premier also announced the Government had provided $100,000 to the Bermuda Football Association to support the national team’s ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2019
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Emergency workers and safety advocates united to celebrate EMT Day at City Hall.
People were given tips about life-saving CPR methods, taken on tour inside an ambulance and signed a petition in support of legislative changes designed to improve road ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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About 120 soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment arrived in the Caribbean today to join a major multinational disaster relief exercise.
The troops bedded down in the disused ET Joshua Airport on St Vincent before phase two of Exercise TradeWinds 19...
DATE: Jun 13, 2019
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Bermuda’s first march to celebrate gay pride is to be held this summer.
LGBTQ people and same-sex marriage campaigners said the Bermuda Pride event would help to reinforce that gay people are part of island society.
A spokesman for OutBermuda, the ma...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019
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Devonshire residents will have a chance to share their safety concerns during a police meet and greet this week.
Constable Kyle Outerbridge, the Parish Constable for Devonshire, will conduct a community outreach clinic for area residents from 11.15...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019
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The life of one of the island’s first black doctors was commemorated at a special celebration on Court Street in Hamilton.
Charles Smith was honoured outside the CA Smith Building, which used to house his medical practice and is now owned by his son,...
DATE: Jun 11, 2019
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A government plan to issue 20 temporary taxi permits to boost the number of cabs on the road has been put on hold.
The news came after Zane DeSilva, the transport minister, held a meeting with 300 members of the Bermuda Taxi Owners’ Association to di...
DATE: Jun 10, 2019
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