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A book featuring the memoirs of several prominent Bermudians will be launched tomorrow as part of this month’s Heritage Month celebrations.
Take This Journey With Me was developed as an offshoot of the Writer in Residence programme, a Department of C...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier has again dismissed suggestions that he struck a deal with a US developer in exchange for a financial contribution ahead of the 2012 general election.
Mr Cannonier spoke out following calls yesterday by Opposition Progressive ...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
A former independent and UBP candidate was today charged with assaulting a man and causing bodily harm.
Tillman Darrell, 48, of Devonshire, assaulted Gregory Dill on March 20 in Pembroke, prosecutor Larissa Burgess told Magistrates’ Court.
Mr Darrell...
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The Opposition Progressive Labour Party is in mourning following the death of one of its longest serving members.
Brennell Henry joined the party when it was founded in 1963 and is believed to have been the last surviving member of the member of the ...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Figures from across the political divide have paid tribute to Frederick John Barritt, remembering a “Bermuda icon” who was a “wise and fair man”.
The former Speaker of the House, whose 21 years in politics spanned a tumultuous time in the Island’s hi...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Environmentalists are calling on Government to keep its word and introduce vehicle emission limits.
Legislation setting out acceptable levels of air pollution has yet to be tabled in Parliament, even though millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money has...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Warwick funeral home is hoping to provide a cremation service for people who do not wish to be buried after they die.
Amis Memorial Chapel has submitted a planning application to build a cremation furnace, chimney and pit at its Khyber Pass facilit...
DATE: May 14, 2014
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Bermuda National Library (BNL) and the Friends of the Library have launched a book club with a difference.
Not Just Another Book Club is a new programme aimed at promoting discussion of “sensitive and challenging topics maturely and respectfully in a...
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A fundraising drive for an education fund at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has almost reached the $1 million mark.
The Degroote Bermudian Alumni Dalhousie/BIOS Fund is dedicated to providing research and study opportunities at BIOS for stud...
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Regiment soldiers came under fire yesterday at the start of a major exercise as the climax to their two weeks of training in Canada.
Nearly the entire contingent of almost 200 soldiers were out in the field and formed into two companies for a series ...
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