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The “conscious efforts of ordinary people choosing to do extraordinary things” are being celebrated this week for the anniversary of the 1959 Theatre Boycott.
The landmark event against racial segregation in Bermuda is being marked with a “high-five”...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Online links to the audio records of Parliament remained out of service yesterday — and there was no explanation forthcoming as to what befell them.
Friday afternoon’s session, in which MPs debated mandatory drug testing for members of the legislatur...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Bermuda cliff divers are to feature in a global television advertising campaign for “one of the world’s biggest technology and lifestyle companies”.
Details of the commercial are being kept under wraps, but it is understood the film will be broadcast...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Budding environmentalists are again being urged to volunteer to help monitor the health of Bermuda’s reef systems.
Residents are encouraged to become “citizen scientists” and sign up for Reef Watch, a day-long event that involves surveying key fish ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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Environment
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More than three quarters of a century after catching a glimpse of Bermuda in a postcard, a Wyoming man was able to see the bustling streets of Hamilton in person.
Seventy-seven years after receiving the postcard as a boy, Bob Grinell visited the Isla...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Less than a week after opening to the public, the stainless steel slide at the National Museum’s new playground will be closed following complaints from parents that the slide was too hot for their children to use.
“The main slide is basically unusab...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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A group from St. George’s will present their ideas and lessons on how tourism can be revived in the town based on their findings during a trip to Virginia.
Led by St George’s North MP Kenneth Bascome, the delegation included Mayor of St George Garth ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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Tourism
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Clothing placed on top of a water heater caused a Sandys home to go up in flames last night.
Fire crews were called to the property on Beacon Hill Lane at around 6.15pm after smoke was seen pouring from several windows.
Although four firefighters wer...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A police investigation continues into the “brazen attack” that saw several shots fired at jet ski riders following a night of revelry over the National Heroes Day holiday.
According to police spokesman Dwayne Caines, the two gunmen are believed to ha...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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The Department of Finance and Administration at the Ministry of Public Works headquarters on Church Street will close tomorrow.
The department will be involved in an all day team building training exercise.
Normal hours of operation are expected to r...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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