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It was the biggest turnout in the 15-year history of the women-only PartnerRe 5K as 1,100 participants showed up.
Under brilliant sunshine it made for an impressive sight at the Botanical Gardens, underlining how it has become one of the best-support...
DATE: Oct 08, 2012
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Concert organiser Tony Brannon says he will consider staging another night of music at the Botanical Gardens after the overwhelming success of the Bermuda Fantasy John Lennon tribute event on Friday night.
He has been inundated with messages of thank...
DATE: Sep 24, 2012
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John Lennon “loved and was immensely inspired by Bermuda”, and the Island paid tribute to the musician by unveiling a six-foot tall sculpture in the Botanical Gardens yesterday evening.
It commemorates Mr Lennon’s two-month vacation on the Island in ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2012
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A new way of sharing with young people the wonders of Bermuda’s environment and the importance of protecting the Island’s natural treasures is generating enthusiasm in schoolrooms and boardrooms.
Primary school youngsters are being given their own in...
DATE: May 07, 2012
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Scott Neil
Fostering a spirit of togetherness and mutual understanding is an overarching aim of a day of events that will involve Muslims, Christians and other social groups this Saturday.
Visiting Imam Azhar Haneef hopes that misconceptions about Islam and th...
DATE: Mar 07, 2012
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A group of ‘fiery, orangey lights’ spotted in the night sky above Bermuda on Tuesday were most likely Chinese lanterns.
Eight of the lights were seen travelling from east to west by a number of witnesses in the area of Khyber Pass and Spice Hill, in ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2012
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One of Kenya's greatest long distance runner, Douglas Wakiihuri, has expressed gratitude to Bermuda for helping improve the lives of children in Africa's second largest slum.
A snowballing success story, which gained momentum when the 1987 World Mara...
DATE: Jan 11, 2012
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Giorgio Zanol has made history as the oldest person to complete the Everest Marathon, conquering the hardest event he has faced in his 30 years as a runner.
At the age of 70, the Lindo’s supermarket boss ran 26.2 miles on the slopes of the world’s ta...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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Learning about creatures and places familiar to them is proving to be an engaging way for schoolchildren to discover more about their environment and how they can help to look after it.
From the protection of the endangered cahow seabirds to the wond...
DATE: Dec 13, 2011
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Education
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Scott Neil
School children on the Island could soon benefit from the launch of six environmental documentary DVDs filmed in Bermuda.
The documentaries, four of which have previously featured in an abridged mini-series on Discovery Channel Canada, were created b...
DATE: Oct 01, 2011
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Environment
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