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Three of the biggest names in US sports entertainment are making a fishing programme in Bermuda — but the Island is to be the star of the show.
Former WWE champions Shawn Michaels and John (Bradshaw) Layfield will take to the water next month along ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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Smoking marijuana increases men’s risk of testicular cancer by a staggering 70 percent.
This is just one of the warnings Islanders will receive at a special seminar this week to raise awareness of the disease. Speaker Gerri Landy, education officer ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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Health
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On Tobacco Bay beach in St George’s, one new hospitality worker is learning just how important Bermudians are to the Island’s tourism product.
Zarai White has been put through his paces since joining the Tobacco Bay management team in May. Beyond hau...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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Tourism
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Morning commuters will find an extra incentive to give a wave and a honk to Johnny Barnes on their way into Hamilton this morning — the living legend turns 91 years old today.
Born in 1923, Mr Barnes has greeted passers-by on East Broadway since he f...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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The visit of a renowned guest speaker will be one of the highlights of HIV Awareness Month.
Ms Marvelyn Brown is the author of The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful and HIV-positive, a hopeful story of how an “everyday girl” contracted HIV from her “Prin...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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Bermuda’s waters are polluted with high levels of plastic waste, according to an international team of conservationists.
The Plastic Tides team are spending nearly a fortnight on the Island, using paddleboards to sample the seas for micro-plastics — ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Around $1 million of heroin has been seized after an international sting operation, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
A parcel of heroin, which originated in India before travelling through London and on to Bermuda, was grabbed by police after being coll...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The web feed of the House of Assembly crashed after a rush of people tuned in to hear a bizarre row sparked by Opposition Leader Marc Bean.
House of Assembly Speaker Randy Horton said: “Our server was overwhelmed as a result of significant increased ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Generous Bermuda residents have raised more than $20,000 to help at-risk youngsters.
The money will go towards Bermuda’s Beyond Rugby programme, which works with more than 60 students from CedarBridge Academy and Dellwood Middle School.
As well a...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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A bid to have former West Ham star Clyde Best awarded with a knighthood has been backed by former Government Minister Quinton Edness.
And Mr Edness appealed to Governor George Fergusson to help one of the Island’s most successful sportsmen achieve th...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
