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A young sailor forced to sit out a role in a 40,000-mile clipper race around the world is ready to get her sea legs again.
Chanara Smith-Rookes, 21, was fast-tracked to represent Bermuda in the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race before it was...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
UK retirees in some overseas territories have seen pension increases frozen – but Bermuda residents have not been affected.
Lord Randall said In a debate in the House of Lords in a “probing amendment” about a potential increase in pensions earlier t...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who developed an app that helps commuters keep track of the ferry service said that she hoped to add a feature that would follow the boats in real time.
Maude Chiasson, 33, said that she released her free app Transportation Bermuda at the beg...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda High School opened its new $12.2 million Innovation Centre, arts wing and theatre yesterday — and promised the state-of-the-art facilities will be open to pupils from other schools across the island.
The project, funded by 320 donors, has bee...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A 38-year-year-old man was fighting for his life this morning after a crash that involved three motorbikes.
The injured man, who suffered serious head injuries, was treated at the scene by EMTs before he was rushed to hospital by ambulance.
A police ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A 41-year-old man was arrested and a replica firearm recovered after an alleged incident at a house, police said today.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that the man was expected to appear in court early next week.
The alleged inciden...
DATE: Nov 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The transport minister said today the Government had little space to bargain with airport operator Skyport after it announced it would hand over $15 million to the firm to cover lost revenue.
The cash is to cover the cost of the loss of business ove...
DATE: Nov 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A total of 474 Belco customers in Warwick and Paget suffered power cuts at the weekend.
The power firm’s website said the outages began at 7.10pm on Friday and restoration was expected by 10.10pm that night.
DATE: Nov 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Halloween was celebrated in miniature at a party in the park today.
The baby members of Mumsea Bermuda playgroup gathered at Astwood Park in Warwick dressed in their spookiest clothes or as their favourite movie and TV characters.
The costumed childr...
DATE: Oct 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A conducted tour of the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s headquarters at Warwick Camp is on offer tomorrow so veterans and would-be recruits can see how the modern soldier lives and works.
Peter Aldrich, the vice-president of Royal Bermuda Regiment Associati...
DATE: Oct 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
