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The underwater war being waged on Bermuda’s lionfish took a giant leap forward yesterday morning as a prototype submersible robot caught one of the invasive predators via remote access.
A hefty team of scientists, conservationists and roboticists ga...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda could be filled with live jazz music later this month, if organisers are able to achieve their goals.
Wendell “Shine” Hayward and others are hoping to celebrate International Jazz Day in style, bringing jazz music to as many members of the co...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Local residents have been urged to meet and support members of Team BDA, who will compete in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.
The ten young athletes will make a public appearance at Liberty Theatre next Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm.
“This will be Be...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Event
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The transportation plan for the America’s Cup has been announced, detailing how the public can travel to and from the event village in Dockyard.
According to a statement by ACBDA, spectators are encouraged to attend the village by ferry to help preve...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Importers, forwarders and truckers are being encouraged to collect their goods quickly from Hamilton docks due to a “marked increase” in cargo volume.
Stevedoring Services Limited said in a press release that the increase over the last two weeks woul...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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Other
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More than 1,000 surveys have been completed as part of an information gathering exercise by government to help establish a “new vision and strategic plan for public education” in Bermuda.
Additionally, about 60 individuals including parents, business...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Students at TN Tatem Middle School got a behind-the-scenes view of the technology that drives America’s Cup racing while learning about the sustainable practices being used by the sailors.
They were taking part in the #Connect2sailing programme, a c...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Taxi drivers are “under siege”, according to a senior driver stabbed on his own property during a spate of robberies.
The St David’s resident, who asked not to be named, is on the mend, but voiced outrage at the attack on the night of April 9.
“Taxi ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Booking a 965ft ship to try out a new cruise concept is “probably one of the craziest things I’ve ever done”, according to lawyer-turned-promoter Nathaniel Turner.
But the ubersoca cruise, the Bermudian entrepreneur’s gamble on a travelling celebrati...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Twelve surgeries had to be postponed in March owing to the bed shortage at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
The Bermuda Healthcare Advocacy Group expressed its dismay over the impact on patients, with one of its members claiming his own health prob...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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