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Lillian Levon, the widow of a Bermuda soldier who served in both the First and Second World Wars, has died just short of her 100th birthday.
“She was an amazing woman; I’m honoured that I was named after her,” said her niece, Lillian Robinson, who co...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
A two-day work stoppage hit the vector control division of the Department of Health this week, with services subsequently returning to normal.
The industrial dispute affected vector control on Monday and Tuesday, according to a department spokeswoman...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Minister of National Security Jeffrey Baron is in Jamaica representing Bermuda at a series of events.
Mr Baron will today attend the funeral of businesswoman and philanthropist Hazel Dalley in Montego Bay and on behalf of the Royal Bermuda Regiment ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sailors and rowers will mark the 100th anniversary of the first ship to come through Town Cut today by taking part in a parade of maritime vessels.
The event has been organised by the Bermuda Pilot Gig Club to commemorate the Norwegian cargo ship SS ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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We’ve watched at a safe distance as political friction has dominated the headlines in the United States and Britain over the past year. In the second of a three-part series, we ask political commentators whether we can expect the same on these shores...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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Politics
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The remaining tenants of the former 9 Beaches resort in Sandys were evicted yesterday morning as the prolonged dispute over the site continued.
The order was given by the Deputy Provost Marshall General on behalf of Bermuda Land Development Company.
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DATE: Jan 21, 2017
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Women from Bermuda will be among hundreds of thousands of people taking part in the Women’s March on Washington tomorrow, on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Journalist Clare O’Connor and student Kayley Gibbons both plan to attend the rall...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
As women march on Washington on Saturday, members of the Bermuda public will be meeting at Queen Elizabeth II Park in a show of solidarity.
A Facebook page for the event describes it as a family-friendly, non-violent and non-partisan gathering to sho...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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Somerset Bridge — the smallest working drawbridge in the world — is showing its age.
Workmen who have been repairing the walkway, since October, have now found it is “in far worse condition than originally suspected”.
And, that means the pedestrian ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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The Reverend Nicholas Tweed was applauded last night, on the very day he would have had to leave the island, as the People’s Campaign held its second public forum, with economic empowerment high on the evening’s agenda.
Bermuda Industrial Union presi...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
