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Spas across the island have teamed up to offer special deals as part of a promotion by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
Victoria Isley, the BTA chief sales and marketing officer, said: “By focusing this promotion in February, we aim to inspire Valentin...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An online video producer said yesterday he was “overwhelmed” by the response to a film that highlighted Bermuda’s high cost of living.
The video by Omar James — posted on YouTube and shared on social media — was viewed more than 4,000 times by yester...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The worried mom of a schoolgirl missing for 12 days yesterday told the 14-year-old that she was “dearly” loved and begged her to come home.
Matasha Winters urged teenager Destiny Winters to return after she left a Government care home without permiss...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An antiracism group marked the island’s first day of a move towards racial reconciliation yesterday.
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda launched the first National Day of Racial Healing at City Hall in Hamilton, designed to highlight racial divisio...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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A Bermudian speaker delivered the opening prayer as America marked Martin Luther King Day.
Cindy Trimm gave the opening prayer at the annual ceremony to honour the famous civil rights leader in the church where he once preached.
Dr King, who was murd...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A plan to create a dream kitchen turned into a nightmare, a homeowner has claimed.
Karen Cross said she had been left without proper cooking facilities for months after she signed up with Warwick-based home improvements firm Baptiste to remodel her k...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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Three distressed kittens found in a grocery bag dumped in a garden were saved after a house owner heard them meowing in his yard.
Troy Hassell rescued the litter of seven-week-olds and turned them over to charity Cats Bermuda. They were placed with a...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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Other
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A Bermudian schoolboy and his mom have featured in a story by the UK’s national broadcaster about a rise in racist abuse in English schools.
Carla Zuill, a former Bermudian journalist who now lives in Manchester, told the BBC she was called by his sc...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs.
The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms.
A spokeswoman for the minis...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
All ferries will be called off from tomorrow morning as gales and storm-force winds sweep across the island.
The decision was announced by the Department of Marine and Ports Services, and will remain in effect until conditions improve.
Ferry schedul...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell