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George Lamming, the Barbadian novelist, has died only five days short of his 95th birthday.
A towering figure in Caribbean letters and fierce proponent of regional unity, his work was part and parcel of other writers from the colonial and postcolonia...
DATE: Jun 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Schools will be closed and government services restricted today as Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the year, passes the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the closest point of approach to Bermuda is forecast to be 100 miles to the...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Tourism boss Wayne Caines has backed the decision to keep the Travel Authorisation form – but pledged that the process would be made less cumbersome.
Mr Caines, who is the chairman of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, admitted that inefficiencies such ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The grounds of Warwick Academy were a sea of red, white and blue yesterday when the school celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Primary level students were allowed to swap their regular school uniforms for clothes in the colours of the Union Flag...
DATE: Jun 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Randy Horton, a former Speaker of the House, has been appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for his service to sport and public service on the island.
Mr Horton was joined on th...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new study is hoped to uncover more about how corals across the world adapt to changing water temperatures and the threat of climate change.
The study, being carried out by researchers at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and other institution...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gay rights campaigner is calling on residents to make sure that everyone — regardless of their sexuality — matters.
Taj Donville-Outerbridge made the plea today, the start of international Pride Month.
Mr Donville-Outerbridge said: “Today marks th...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A husband and wife who enjoyed the best days of their lives while working in Bermuda in the 1960s have returned to the island to celebrate their 80th birthdays.
Colin and Anne Davey, a British couple who worked as teachers in Bermuda from 1965 to 196...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda National Trust’s St George’s museums were “poignant” places to visit as Bermuda celebrated Heritage Month, according to Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport.
Dr Peets visited Tucker House and the Globe Hotel Museum earli...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Centennial Bermuda Foundation has partnered with a website that highlights local scholarships to help to find opportunities for improvement.
A spokeswoman for the Foundation said that Bermudascholarships.com lists more than 250 scholarships every yea...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes