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Heritage Month is set to run through May 31 as a celebration of Bermuda’s historical treasures. The month was launched with a reception at City Hall.
“All events planned this year are uniquely based on the theme and to promote our many heritage sites...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A $1.5 million Lloyd’s Register survey of the tugboat Powerful has been labelled “a lot of money” and “a lot of waste.”
Chief engineer Cornell Simmons said the $1.5 million figure is “still up in the air” after he and his crew have spent the past eig...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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Devil’s Hole recently became the focus of a team of researchers studying microbiology, sparking a scientific journal which was published this month.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) described Devil’s Hole as a “natural...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A multi-purpose sports court in St George’s is set to formally open next month following a successful fundraising campaign.
The court, erected for students at St George’s Preparatory School, was completed earlier this year following a drive to raise ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
But Mayor and board were ‘not prepared to discuss their tactics’
By Gareth Finighan
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy is hopeful he will not be forced to shut down the Corporation of Hamilton following a crisis meeting with the municipality this wee...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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A Bermuda cahow has been spotted more than 600 miles from home in waters off Canada.
The bird was photographed by Michael Force, who was on-board a research vessel approximately 130 miles south of Cape Sable — around 615 miles north of Bermuda.
Alth...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Photo by Cherie-Anne Dam
Early risers were able to catch a spectacular light show over Bermuda yesterday when the skies were illuminated by a dramatic lightning display. Both sheet and forked lightning ripped through the heavens to the sound of low, ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
UK police are on the lookout for a statue made by Bermudian sculptor Desmond Fountain, which was stolen recently from a Kent garden.
According to Kent police, the statue — valued at £42,000 ($70,000) — was taken from the gardens of a house in Preston...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents are being urged to get vaccinated against a number of preventable diseases.
The Department of Health is highlighting the importance of receiving shots during Vaccination Week, which kicks off tomorrow.
The theme, developed by the Pan Americ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2014
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Rules on disposing of grease from commercial kitchens have been restated in the wake of sewage balls washing up on Bermuda’s beaches.
The joint statement from the Department of Health and City of Hamilton council reminds food businesses of the regula...
DATE: Apr 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
