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In 2017, Bermuda is to take part in Canada’s 150th anniversary of its Confederation by playing host to a fleet of tall ships early in June — greatly adding to the buzz of the 2017 America’s Cup races taking place in local waters.
The announcement cam...
DATE: Dec 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Baby girls were born just minutes apart on Christmas Day morning at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Nevaeh Tnes Darrell was welcomed into the world by her mother Germaine Darrell, 33, just before 10.30am, followed shortly afterwards by Xari Wade, ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A gift campaign dubbed the Shoebox Drive struck gold in the run-up to Christmas, collecting enough boxes of gifts and treats for all its target recipients.
Volunteers gathered at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s old emergency department to distrib...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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Bermuda’s needy population continues to rise despite a number of donors, according to the social agency Family Centre.
Executive director Martha Dismont said that “the picture is not a pretty one” for families in difficult straits.
She added that th...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Long-serving staff member at The Royal Gazette Dorothy DeSilva has died.
Ms DeSilva, who was 85, died on Christmas Eve in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Her daughter, Jean-Anne McConnie, who followed in her family tradit...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Warren Brown, one of Bermuda’s most successful sailors and a well-known businessmen, has died.
Mr Brown, who was 85, passed away on Christmas Day in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
Mr Brown logged more than 300,000 miles in his War Baby ocean ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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Police and the Bermuda Marine Operations Centre (BMC) investigated a another flare sighting last night, but were unable to find any evidence of a vessel in distress.
According to a spokesman for the BMC, just before 10pm yesterday a member of the pub...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cleanup crews gave high marks to this year’s Christmas Day gathering at Elbow Beach, which left the sands relatively litter free despite the event drawing impressive crowds.
“We were really pleased,” reported Anne Hyde, executive director of Keep Ber...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dr Stanley Paris has been forced to abandon his attempt to become the fastest person to sail solo around the world after suffering damage to his yacht Kiwi Spirit in the middle of the Southern Atlantic Ocean.
The 77-year-old Bermudian sailor is now h...
DATE: Dec 26, 2014
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The devastated mother of the young man who died in a bike accident just days before Christmas has paid tribute to her “humble and fun-loving son”.
Lynelle Williams said that her family was struggling to come to terms with the tragic loss of her son, ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2014
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