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Dara Alizadeh enjoyed an encouraging performance ahead of the Olympic Games by claiming victory at The Metropolitan Regatta on Saturday.
The Bermudian rower, who booked his place in Tokyo by clinching one of five qualifying spots in the single sculls...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
An exhibition to mark the first anniversary of the island’s Black Lives Matter march opened yesterday.
The art show – a joint effort by Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, BLM Bermuda and the Peaceful Art Protest set up in its support – will run at M...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An art museum yesterday honoured a trailblazing former Premier by naming its courtyard after her.
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art opened the Dame Jennifer Smith Legacy Courtyard to highlight her role in the creation of the Paget art gallery.
Da...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s biggest demonstration in recent times was held a year ago, just 13 days after the police killing of unarmed Black man George Floyd in the US was captured on a mobile phone.
A jury found Derek Chauvin, a White policeman who knelt on Mr Floyd...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Friends and family of a teenage girl killed in a crash last week gathered near the scene of the incident and wore pink as a tribute at the weekend.
A procession of cars decked with pink ribbons drove past the scene where Amber Bridges, who was 16, di...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Veteran activist Glenn Fubler said he was unable to finish watching the video of the murder of George Floyd.
Mr Fubler, a civil and human rights campaigner for most of his 71 years, said: “It was so obviously inhuman – and captured by a 17-year-old g...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The murder of George Floyd and support for the Black Lives Matter movement saw thousands march from Front Street a year ago today. Bermuda-based companies were also galvanised to look at how they could make a difference. The Royal Gazette heard abou...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A massive turnout for the island’s Black Lives Matter demonstration a year ago was a moment of truth for the leaders of the charity Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, its president has said.
Lynne Winfield, the head of CURB, joined the procession ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermuda-based healthcare technology firm has struck a deal with a US company to cut the cost of payment processing.
MAPay, a US firm with its headquarters in Hamilton, has signed up with fintech company Algorand to create a stablecoin and use its p...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A highly awarded police officer who served in almost every branch of the service has retired after 42 years.
Staff Officer Calvin Smith stepped down on Monday after a career recognised in 2016 with the Overseas Territories Police Medal.
Mr Smith said...
DATE: Jun 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell