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Dignitaries gathered yesterday to plant a tree in celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, gave a speech before planting the Jacaranda Mimosifolia with the help of Rena Lalgie, the Governor, and US Consul-...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A sapling from the home of former United States President George Washington was planted in Bermuda yesterday as a symbol of the “enduring relationship” between the two countries.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said that the Eastern Redbud ma...
DATE: May 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
People in Bermuda will join millions around the world today to celebrate the planet and its environment for the 52nd annual Earth Day.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said Earth Day had grown since 1970 into “the most prominent secular event...
DATE: Apr 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A US Coast Guard crew and a Bermuda Government representative were able to take a closer look at activity in international waters in a joint fisheries operation, the US Consul-General said yesterday.
USCGS Angela McShan patrolled waters seaward of th...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A US Coast Guard ship was arrived in Bermuda yesterday as part of a fisheries enforcement operation.
USCGS Angela McShan is the first of three US Coast Guard ships that will patrol seaward of the Bermuda Exclusive Economic Zone, which extends 230 mil...
DATE: Apr 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The US will be able to come to Bermuda’s aid if the island comes under a security threat, thanks to a new agreement.
The Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed by officials on Thursday, provides a framework for co-operation in the event of a s...
DATE: Mar 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
World Book Day was celebrated by schoolchildren around the island yesterday.
Nikita Robinson, from Magic 102.7FM’s Worship Room, who organised the event, said that readers had fanned out from St George’s to Somerset to visit nursery, and primary scho...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Chelsea Hill, RG Intern
The life and sacrifice of a 19th century American sailor was marked at an annual ceremony on Saturday
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The US House of Representatives has unveiled a room to honour a former Bermuda barber who became the first Black person to win a seat in Congress.
House members met descendants of Joseph Rainey this month to open the Joseph H Rainey Room in the US Ca...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A top US scientific research centre’s ties with the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences will open opportunities for Bermudian and American scientists, the head of BIOS has said.
William Curry, the BIOS president, said the East End research station’s ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell