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Four schools have received cash donations thanks to the fundraising efforts of amateur athletes.
Twenty teams recently took part in the Off Level Games – an adult sports day consisting of fun events such as dodgeball, sumo wrestling, volleyball and e...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A young bald eagle was caught on camera when it perched at the top of a tree in Southampton.
Ploied Schokman described the creature as a “very beautiful, big bird”.
He saw the eagle, which arrived on the island last March, at Alton Hill.
In the Bermu...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A forest of casuarinas and hundreds of pounds of debris have been cleared from Bermuda’s largest fortification as part of a clean-up of the historic Fort Victoria.
The fortification once watched over the town of St George but sections were destroyed ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Ukrainian living in Bermuda has risked life and limb making visits to her war-torn country to provide aid and military provisions.
Anya Nabiulina, 31, whose family are living in Ukraine, has made four trips there since April to provide aid to the l...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man jailed for 12 years after being caught with ammunition has had his sentence cut by more than three years on appeal.
Christopher Perinchief pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition after 32 rounds were discovered hidden in a Thermos in his car...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian-born woman who served in the US Navy during the 1950s and founded a charity for troubled youth in California became “a pillar of strength” in her Los Angeles community.
Gwendolyn Smith Bolden, daughter of Charles Smith and Dorothy Wheeler...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A rider was found to be carrying a knife after he injured his leg when his bike hit a wall following a police chase.
The incident happened on January 1 at about 4.55pm after officers ran laser speed checks on Middle Road near Store Lane in Sandys.
A...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
St George’s was back in form for New Year’s Eve, with mayor George Dowling III estimating a crowd of 2,000 in and around King’s Square by early in the night to welcome 2023.
Bye 11pm, the Olde Towne was packed with revellers dancing to the WallStree...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A blaze that broke out in thick undergrowth near the Transport Control Department on the west side of Pembroke Dump was subdued over several hours by firefighters.
There were no injuries in the fire, which swept over several acres of the marsh but di...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rare cousin of Bermuda’s iconic longtail returned to the island last year – but neither of the eggs known to have been laid successfully hatched.
Miguel Mejias said in the latest edition of the Bermuda Audubon Society newsletter that at least four ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes