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Dorothy Packwood, an artist and educator credited with guiding the Island’s first definitive histories of slavery in Bermuda, has died at the age of 93.
The wife of the late historian Cyril Packwood, Mrs Packwood was “a woman born before her time”, r...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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It was a tough couple of days for the crews up in Dockyard as they prepared to secure more than 200 boats ahead of Hurricane Joaquin.
A team who work for Spar Yard/West End Yachts endured soaking wet, windy conditions as they hauled vessels out of t...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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“Opportunists” broke into the Rubis Causeway service station in Hamilton Parish — but owner Viv Redford was unperturbed.
He described the incident as a smash-and-grab, with the main door shattered and cigarettes littering the floor, but said it was n...
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The windy weekend blew in an extra surprise for expecting parents Dmitry Ledyaev and Sabrina Chasseriauds.
Their son and first child, Roman Louis Dmitrievich Ledyaev, was born right as Hurricane Joaquin was edging past and battering the Island.
Roman...
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A group of 12 boarding school administrators from Canada will be in Bermuda tomorrow for their annual recruitment fair.
The event, at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, from 5pm to 8pm, has been organised by Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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Hurricane Joaquin forced two cruise ships to abandon their trips to Bermuda and put a significant dent in the Island’s container ship schedules.
The ‘Liberty of the Seas’ and ‘Carnival Sunshine’ and their 7,000 passengers were both due at Dockyard ye...
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The Island’s first hurricane of the season has been ranked a lucky miss, with relatively few reports of property damage taken by insurers.
Joaquin had moved 185 miles north of the Island by noon yesterday, leaving Bermuda battered but spared the deva...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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The Island’s historic properties escaped largely unscathed despite the 100 miles per hour winds and torrential rain that lashed us as Hurricane Joaquin passed to the west.
Jennifer Gray, executive director of the Bermuda National Trust, said the old ...
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Hurricane Joaquin Aftermath
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A charity representing the blind and partially-sighted in Bermuda is to hold a range of events this month to highlight the issues facing people affected by loss of vision.
Thursday, October 8, is World Sight Day, aimed at raising public awareness abo...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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