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A new home is being sought for an antique organ from an historic Bermuda church built by enslaved worshippers.
The organ at Cobbs Hill Methodist Church dates back to around 1883. “It carries a lot of our history with it,” said church elder Earlston D...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation has handed out more than $950,000 in scholarships to 20 students.
The foundation said it selected the winners based on financial need, academic achievement, diversity and equity.
Tom Conyers, the chairman of the Foundat...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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News Staff
Bermudians were called on to “dare to invent the future” at a packed forum last night on national independence.
The call came from panellist Ryan Perinchief, who brought the audience to its feet at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s EF Gordon Hall.
Mr Pe...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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Jonathan Bell
A fresh strategy for boosting the air service to the island should be in place by the end of the year, according to advisers who have spent this week surveying Bermuda’s market.
Experts from Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting have been hired for one...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tourist died yesterday after an incident during a jet ski tour.
The 62-year-old American woman was a passenger on the machine when she fell off and “became unresponsive”, police said.
Emergency crews were called to the incident in waters off Somers...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A repeat drink-driver who is a danger to the public was jailed for a year after he refused to take part in the DUI Court programme.
Franklyn Pearman, 40, was also banned from the roads for five years after he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday....
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager was arrested today after a police chase of alleged handbag snatchers ended in a crash with a car.
The incident began after police responded to a report of the theft of a bag from a rental scooter’s basket at Horseshoe Bay.
The suspects w...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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Crime
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Members of the public can now buy wheelie bins for their trash and recyclables as part of a pilot programme launched by the Ministry of Public Works.
The garbage bins have a capacity of 360 litres and cost $125. The 140-litre recycling bins cost $40...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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Organisers of Destination Dockyard will roll out the big guns for the season’s last instalment of the summer fixture of entertainment and shopping on Monday.
The line-up at the historic site will be hosted by Power Girl and include Hindsight, DJ Rust...
DATE: Aug 23, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The number of people who sought help from a charity over abusive relationships has already surpassed the annual average, the agency’s leader said yesterday.
Laurie Shiell, the executive director at the Centre Against Abuse, explained that requests fo...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter