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An alternative to a Bermuda Tourism Authority plan to improve Shelly Bay Beach was unveiled by residents yesterday.
The group said their plan would result in the beach becoming accessible to people with disabilities, rather than having several conces...
DATE: Aug 08, 2018
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This parliamentary session is the second longest in history, the Premier has said.
The Throne Speech laying out the Government’s legislative agenda was read last September and the House of Assembly has sat 37 times since.
Mr Burt said the long sessio...
DATE: Aug 06, 2018
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A book focusing on crafts in Bermuda has won an honourable mention in the culture category of the Eric Hoffer Awards.
The book, Hands On! The Art of Traditional Crafts and Play in Bermuda by Shirley Pearman, frames the experience of childhood play wi...
DATE: Aug 06, 2018
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A gunman claimed the life of a “loving father” after he shot at a group of people in a city street, police said yesterday.
Police confirmed the incident was connected to gang activity but that there was no suggestion that Taylor Grier, who was 30 and...
DATE: Jul 31, 2018
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Crime
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Sarah Lagan
Government officials working to combat gun and gang violence have joined forces with a gospel reggae artist to send out a message of peace to the public.
Wayne Caines, the national security minister, and gang violence reduction co-ordinator Leroy Be...
DATE: Jul 31, 2018
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A charity set up to care for the graves of seamen celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special service.
The Guild of the Holy Compassion marked its century with a wreath-laying ceremony off St David’s last Friday.
Derek Tully, guild secretary, sai...
DATE: Jul 31, 2018
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A man was killed and another injured in a shooting on Court Street at about 10pm last night.
Police arrested a suspect before midnight and detained him at Hamilton Police Station.
The gunman and another person are understood to have arrived on a mo...
DATE: Jul 29, 2018
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A union has handed out $30,000 in education grants to a total of 12 students.
The Bermuda Public Services Union gave the awards for study in Bermuda, online and at overseas educational institutions.
The BPSU has been offering scholarships to its memb...
DATE: Jul 28, 2018
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A public register of sex offenders will take a step closer today after a special report is tabled in the House of Assembly.
The report, the result of work by a Joint Select Committee of the House, was asked to look at current legislation relating to ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Veteran civil rights campaigner Eva Hodgson admitted that she regretted not identifying white people who are featured in her book Second Class Citizens, First Class Men, during an evening to celebrate her life and work.
The race advocate, historian ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2018
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