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It has been two years since the prospect was raised for Luke Caines, prematurely born and severely disabled, to have a life outside of hospital.
Doctors believed that Mr Caines, who is quadriplegic as a result of cerebral palsy, would not even surviv...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A celebratory fundraiser marking the reopening of the Commissioner’s House at the National Museum of Bermuda has been deemed a huge success by organisers.
Elena Strong, curator at the museum, said yesterday: “The evening was a great success in celebr...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Thieves stole a collection of historic coins from the Bermuda Historical Society Museum for the second time in two months. Now president Andrew Bermingham is questioning the future of the museum.
The coins, which he described as “Bermuda treasures” w...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Government’s bid to sell off the Harrington Sound Post Office goes before legislators to debate in today’s House of Assembly.
The building and its property could sell for $700,000 according to its sale and purchase agreement.
The discussi...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cahow chick that has been the star of the 2016 CahowCam livestream has been named Tempest.
Chief conservation officer Jeremy Madeiros’s daughter, Elizabeth Madeiros, named the chick after the William Shakespeare play that was based on Bermuda’s f...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A Bill amending the definition of “agreement” regarding Tax Information Exchange Agreements has been passed in the Senate.
The International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendments Act 2016 also added a regulation-making power,...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The 21st Bermuda Sand Sculpture competition is in jeopardy, after the Bermuda Government pulled its funding for the popular annual event.
Organiser Nicky Gurret is now appealing for a new sponsor to ensure that the contest — scheduled for Saturday, S...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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An initiative to tackle online child sexual abuse imagery has been welcomed by charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets.
Bermuda teaming up with the International Watch Foundation is a “huge” step in the fight against child sexual abuse, chairma...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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The annual Blessing of the Boats is scheduled to take place this Sunday in St George’s Harbour.
The ceremony, to be presided over by Bishop Nick Dill and Reverend David Raths, is scheduled to begin on the Chapel of Ease dock at 9am.
The event dates b...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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Other
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A man was taken to hospital after being attacked by three men outside the Bonefish restaurant in Dockyard yesterday.
Police say the victim suffered injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening in the incident shortly before 12.30pm.
He decli...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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