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A trio of musical brothers have launched a schools programme to help to keep Bermuda’s entertainment traditions alive.
The Simons Brothers — Jonathan, 18, Solomon, 16 and Leo, 12 — aim to visit nine primary schools and kicked off at the Gilbert Insti...
DATE: Apr 15, 2019
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Education
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Sarah Lagan
A sports club affected by violence should attract more older people to help combat repeated disturbances, a community activist said yesterday.
Gina Spence, of charity Gina Spence Productions, added that Southampton Rangers should also sign up other c...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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An attempt to boost the number of cabs on the roads at night is under way.
The Bermuda Taxi Owners Association said it had met representatives from the Corporation of Hamilton and the police in an attempt to improve the late-night service.
However, ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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Young people threw rocks at vehicles on North Shore Road.
Police said the incident happened near Coney Island Road, Hamilton Parish, on Tuesday evening.
The suspects had left by the time officers arrived at the scene.
One woman wrote on Facebook: “Ki...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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Several roads will close this Sunday for the Bermuda Bicycle Association Criterium Race.
The Department of Public Transportation said that some buses will take alternative routes as a result of the race.
Numbers 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8, inbound to Hamilton,...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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A bright idea to let people change old-style lightbulbs for energy-efficient LEDs is to be launched next month.
The Department of Energy has teamed up with stores to offer one free LED in exchange for an incandescent bulb from May 1.
Walter Roban, th...
DATE: Apr 09, 2019
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A sustained attack on defenceless lambs while onlookers laughed was condemned yesterday.
But police said they had identified some of the people involved and expected to make an arrest yesterday.
The move came after a viral video surfaced on social me...
DATE: Apr 09, 2019
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A Hamilton Parish beach could be more user-friendly for the elderly and disabled in time for the summer.
LaVerne Furbert, a member of a pressure group that mounted a successful campaign against Bermuda Tourism Authority plans for concessions housed i...
DATE: Apr 09, 2019
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No disability can hinder human creativity — a fact that is fully embraced by Bermudian dance instructor Gabriella Madeiros.
The Royal Academy of Dance graduate has launched a dance class called Para’Ouette tailored for people of all abilities includi...
DATE: Apr 08, 2019
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A new playground designed to be useable by the disabled could be completed by the end of this month.
The attraction, at the WindReach centre for the disabled in Warwick, will feature an area for music, a mini-theatre, diggers able to be operated by w...
DATE: Apr 06, 2019
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Sarah Lagan