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The Musashi, a superyacht owned by Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Team USA, has graced the island with a visit.
At 288ft, the vessel is one of the world’s greats — ranked 71 by Boat International. The giant was moored yesterday in St George’s.
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Weekend passes for the America’s Cup are on sale for a special $17 price to celebrate 17 days to go before the sailing showpiece event.
The tickets, for the weekend of June 3 and 4, are usually $34 but are being offered half-price today.
According to...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Kidney transplant funding for HIP and FutureCare patients is to increase by 50 per cent to up to $150,000 under new legislation.
A health Bill has been tabled to expand coverage from June 1 so that more patients can come off dialysis, a government sp...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Embraced by Bermuda’s Gombeys, international teen racer and autism campaigner Austin Riley has been left with something more to smile about after his last trip to the island.
“It’s all about family for us,” explained Reginna Paynter of the Gombey Evo...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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The possibility of conducting kidney transplants in Bermuda is being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.
It comes after a team of Norwegian surgeons visited the island in March and submitted a proposal that is now being assesse...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Amendments to change Southlands into a park are set to be tabled in the upcoming session of Parliament, according to the Government.
While environmentalists have welcomed the long-sought change, they said that a lack of maintenance at the property ov...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Big Band is back in Bermuda this weekend.
Some Enchanted Evening 2017 takes place at the Hamilton Princess Hotel on Saturday at 8pm. The event, presented by the Bermuda School of Music in partnership with PartnerRe, is marking its 20th year.
Intern...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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The Progressive Labour Party has expressed its “deep concern” that Bermuda has slipped back into “recession”.
Gross domestic product fell 2.4 per cent after inflation in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the same period in 2015, following ...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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News Staff
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is hoping to raise excitement in advance of the America’s Cup with a lunchtime pep rally this Friday.
The rally, scheduled to take place at Victoria’s Park from 12.30pm to 1pm, will mirror the rally held at City Hall on ...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tall ships always make a striking sight, but a special vessel has called on the island: the Dutch training ship, the Gulden Leeuw.
Billed as one of the world’s largest three-mast-topsail schooners, the 230ft ship, built in 1937 and remade in 2010, is...
DATE: May 09, 2017
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