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Tributes have been paid to limbo dancing legend Kenneth “Kenny” Bean Jr, who died on Saturday.
The Bermuda Entertainment Union said Mr Bean was Bermuda’s first limbo dancer and also founded a number of nightclubs.
The BEU said Mr Bean was also a co...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ministry of Education has announced that recent Covid-19 outbreaks have forced the cancellation of the Learning First pop–up events scheduled for today and Friday.
Today’s event was scheduled to be held at the Slat House at Botanical Gardens...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A teenager jailed for a daylight robbery had his conviction and sentence quashed yesterday because of his age.
OJ Campbell, 17, admitted that he used an imitation firearm to rob the Rubis gas station on St John’s Road on May 28, last year.
He was sen...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People who throw parties and events with more than 25 people could force the introduction of tougher restrictions to combat the coronavirus, the health minister warned last night.
Kim Wilson said: “I must remind the rule breakers – those holding par...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A seminar on genealogy helped a National Museum staff member find a family link to a Bermudian sailor murdered in a UK race riot more than a century ago, it was revealed yesterday.
Lisa Howie, National Museum of Bermuda’s director of learning and en...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian model has been featured in advertisements promoting a new line of pyjamas designed by Kim Kardashian West.
Aliana King showcased the latest line of clothing from Ms Kardashian West’s fashion line Skims on the company’s website and social...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A police officer accused of posting a “grossly offensive” meme online has launched legal action against the Crown.
Barbi Bishop, a constable, argued the charge breached the freedom of conscience and expression guaranteed by the Constitution.
The ac...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students will be able to do a foundation year at Bermuda College from September, enabling them to enter the first year of three- or four-year universities overseas, its president announced yesterday.
Duranda Greene said the college had also linked up...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Work is under way to fix a wall on a private lane that has blocked access to a home for people with mental disabilities for months.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that, because the wall was on a private lane, it was the responsibil...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A proposal to erect a solar farm in St George’s has got mixed reviews from environmental groups because of its plan to use of undeveloped land.
The planning application, submitted to the Department of Planning earlier this month, proposed a 6 megawat...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes