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Unlucky Warwick residents have suffered power outages three times in the last week because of three unrelated technical glitches.
The lights first went out for several hours on February 5, affecting around 500 customers in the Tamarind Vale area.
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DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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Bermuda Tourism’s official Facebook page has almost doubled the number of followers it had a year ago, attracting more than 100,000 ‘likes’.
A press release from Bermuda Tourism Authority said the page had experienced a 91 percent increase in the num...
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Actress Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85 — 75 years after a celebrated call on Bermuda brought the Island’s attractions to international attention.
Hollywood’s child starlet in the 1930s, she was at the height of her fame when she visited the...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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A 19-year-old man has been charged with four counts of sexual assault.
He is accused of having unlawful carnal knowledge with two 14-year-old girls in Devonshire on February 8, and administering cannabis to the girls in order to have sexual relations...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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Bermuda’s ties to the UK port of Liverpool will be highlighted during a series of lectures next month to mark the transatlantic slave trade.
The Africa Diaspora Heritage Trail Bermuda Foundation has organised the events to commemorate the United Nati...
DATE: Feb 11, 2014
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A suspected mould outbreak at the Co-Ed prison facility in St George’s is under investigation, with sources telling The Royal Gazette the situation is causing sickness for officers and inmates alike.
“The conditions are terrible — they have been work...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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An emergency meeting of the musicians’ union last night brought out roughly 100 entertainers to discuss action over unspecific infractions of immigration policy.
The Bermuda Federation of Musician and Variety Artists held a “great” meeting at the Leo...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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Government has kept quiet on plans to curtail high-cost diagnostic imaging — but the hospital has defended itself against claims by local physicians that it has been the main culprit for spiralling healthcare costs.
Pre-certification, which requires ...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
The red carpet was rolled out on Reid Street as actor Michael Douglas and musician Collie Buddz opened a new shop in the centre of Hamilton.
The two stars are friends of Dave Boyce, general manager of Sovereign Sunglasses and Watches, and showed up t...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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Exploring everything Bermuda has to offer is now just a click away.
With the ‘Bermuda Mapp’ created by 22-year-old Bermudian Amy Peniston, locals and tourists can now access a map of Bermuda — online or off — that presents the user with locations and...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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