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A rare Pigeon Hawk has been nursed back to health by staff at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo after it was found stricken and unable to fly in a garden.
The bird, which is also known as a Merlin, was brought into the zoo by a member of the public...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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NeoApex, a home-grown film production team aimed at empowering young Bermudians, is to launch its own website later this month, the company has announced.
Its film Confession: The Power of Birth has won a Bermuda Society of Arts award, while Q the Ar...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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The Department of Human Affairs is set to close its doors this week after a structural review of the Ministry of Community, Culture and Sports.
According to a statement by the ministry, the 2015 review also recommended that the Human Rights Commissio...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Firefighters put out a vehicle fire in Sandys last night.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a van on fire on Overplus Lane at about 11.20pm.
According to spokeswoman Sergeant Russann Francis, the duty crew found the van’s...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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The motorist who featured in a viral video of him driving backwards along North Shore Road has defended his actions, saying he was being a Good Samaritan.
Leonard Wilson, 54, contacted The Royal Gazette after the Bermuda Road Safety Council condemned...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Police are on the lookout for a possible fraudster who has been asking for money at people’s homes.
A police spokesman said that the female suspect visits residents and explains that her motorcycle has broken down, asking for money to fix the bike.
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DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Bermuda’s voters remain evenly split on the issue of whether same-sex marriage should be legalised, according to a survey commissioned by The Royal Gazette.
Respondents were asked in a telephone poll this month if same-sex marriage should be legalise...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Sam Strangeways
Police officers have agreed to a pay freeze as part of a deal between the Bermuda Government and the Bermuda Police Association.
According to Sergeant Andrew Harewood, the chairman of the Bermuda Police Association, the deal includes a pay and promot...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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The Somerset Bridge Post Office could be reopened as a small refreshment shop.
Planning documents propose that the majority of the building be turned into a business selling hot and cold drinks, packaged snacks and home-made baked goods.
Mailboxes w...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Heavy rains soaked the island yesterday and caused flooding in some low-lying areas.
The weather also temporarily knocked out power to about 1,000 Belco customers in Warwick after lightning struck two poles shortly after 8am.
A spokeswoman said crews...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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