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Anthony “Porky” Manders embodied the outstanding all-round qualities that Western Stars Sports Club are striving to instil in their athletes.
That’s the legacy club president Devarr Boyles says Manders, who passed away on Thursday at age 59, leaves b...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Author Florenz Webbe Maxwell has been congratulated after her book was listed as “a must read” in Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine.
As reported by The Royal Gazette this week, Winfrey, American media mogul and philanthropist, highlighted Mrs Maxwell’s Gir...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pair of murals created to celebrate the Black Lives Matter movement and peaceful protest were unveiled in the Hamilton yesterday.
The murals were created as part of the Peaceful Art Protest Mural Project, a collaboration between the Bermuda Nationa...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A container ship bound for New York diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after a medical emergency on board.
But the rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died.
RCC Bermuda was called at 7.30pm on M...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A section of South Road will be closed to traffic from next week for repair work to be carried out.
The section, near the Paget traffic lights, will be shut to westbound traffic next Tuesday and Wednesday between 9.30am and 2.30pm so a roadside wall ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Road Safety Council is urging the motoring public to take the utmost care while driving in the wake of the first road fatality of 2021.
A spokeswoman for the council offered condolences to the family of 28-year-old Oronde Wilson Jr who ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Attempts by Belco to have Cemetery Road closed permanently were rejected, government said yesterday.
The Pembroke road was closed to traffic in December 2018 as part of the construction of the energy provider’s North Power Plant and remained shut un...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police yesterday named a man who died after a crash on Monday.
Oronde Wilson Jr, 28, was the first road fatality of the year.
A police spokesman said that the man suffered serious injuries after his motorbike crashed on Middle Road in Southampton.
Th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A book by a Bermudian author has been given the seal of approval by US media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
Girlcott, by Florenz Maxwell, was listed as must-read book in a recent edition of Ms Winfrey’s O Magazine.
The coming-of-age novel is set during ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents were urged to contact police immediately if there are concerns about the safety or wellbeing of someone believed to be missing.
The Bermuda Police Service said that there is no need to wait 48 hours to file a report “particularly in the cas...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter