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Friends of Hospice is to host its annual Hearts, Hats and High Tea event this month.
There will be prizes for the “most marvellous, natural and unique” hats, as well as for the best men’s hat.
Nicky Gurret, one of the organisers, said: “As the char...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Bermuda’s population is ageing with those aged 65 and over now representing the third most populated group in Bermuda, according to the 2016 Census of Population and Housing.
Highlights from the report were presented in Parliament yesterday by Lovitt...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
To her friends, Cymai Weller was a bright ray of sunshine that lit up a room.
To her family, she was a brave and bubbly teenager who always thought of others, even during her 20-month battle against a rare form of childhood cancer.
The 15-year-old Be...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Tourism minister Jamahl Simmons has dismissed allegations that he said implied he had lied to the House of Assembly about the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission’s compliance with its responsibilities.
Mr Simmons took to his feet in the House of Assembl...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Politics
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A 36-year-old man who shut down the island’s courts with a hoax bomb threat escaped a jail sentence yesterday.
Robert Somner, who spent about a month behind bars before trial, was sentenced to time already served.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo told Somn...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owner of an upmarket specialist gay travel firm has called on cruise lines to haul down the Bermuda flag on their ships and register their vessels elsewhere.
Darren Burn, founder of UK-based LGBTQ travel firm OutOfOffice.com, said: “We had custo...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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A pressure group set up to fight same-sex marriage has welcomed the news that the Governor has signed an Act to outlaw gay weddings.
But OutBermuda, a gay rights group, said that it was only a matter of time before same sex marriages were reintroduce...
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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The Berkeley Institute 120th Anniversary Fun Run and Walk (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Feb 10, 2018
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When Aerial Williams went fishing, a turtle was the last thing she expected to find at the end of her line.
The turtle, who she named Bridget, then had to go through surgery to remove a fish hook lodged deep in her gullet.
After months of rehabilitat...
DATE: Feb 09, 2018
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The original Finn dinghy used by Bermudian sailing legend Howard Lee at the 1976 Montreal Olympics has returned to the island.
The boat travelled from Canada to Florida before it was transported to Bermuda.
Mr Lee’s grandson, Rockal Evans, who aims ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2018
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