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Quadriplegic and unable to speak years after a crash in which alcohol was involved, Wolde Salassie Bartley locks eyes with the camera filming him in the dangerous driving documentary A Piece of the Rock as his mother administers round-the-clock care ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Predatory fish once common in our waters including groupers and snappers are at “critically low numbers”, causing a threat to Bermuda’s coral reefs, according to a new report.
Scientists Thaddeus and Jessie Murdoch released the report through the Be...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Bermuda College has formalised its public-private partnership with Validus Re which is opening up opportunities for students to enter the IT field for reinsurance companies.
The firm has been offering internships at the college for about two years a...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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The annual Devil’s Isle Paddle Board Challenge is coming back to Bermuda with the aim of helping highlight plastic pollution in the ocean.
In a test of endurance, participants will paddleboard 40 miles around the island, launching from Snorkel Park....
DATE: Apr 24, 2017
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A man who has dedicated his life to helping others is about to spread his generosity even further.
Samuel Lynch, 71, has started a new vegetable garden that will help to feed those in Bermuda who are in need.
Having secured a private patch of land ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2017
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An ROV robot developed by Warwick Academy students has earned high praise from leading engineers and scientists.
The team that developed the lionfish catching Guardian LF1 submersible — unveiled at Ariel Sands this week — paid a visit to the school o...
DATE: Apr 22, 2017
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Reid Street is to be given a makeover ahead of the America’s Cup including the introduction of green spaces, planters, street entertainers and outdoor seating.
Depending on feedback from the public, the work could mark the beginning of a “major upgr...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island head chef Chris Kenny snagged the top prize at the celebrity chef 11th Hour Racing Lionfish Throwdown with a trio of sustainable dishes.
He beat competition from five top chefs from the 35th America’s Cup team nat...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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An international author and expert on children’s issues is to lead a series of workshops in Bermuda as part of PRIDE’S 30th anniversary celebrations.
The workshops and training by Jerry Moe are titled “Addiction Through the Eyes of a Child” and are ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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The underwater war being waged on Bermuda’s lionfish took a giant leap forward yesterday morning as a prototype submersible robot caught one of the invasive predators via remote access.
A hefty team of scientists, conservationists and roboticists ga...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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Environment
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