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A puppy left abandoned in a dumpster had probably been illegally bred — as well as being left mutilated by a layman’s attempt at “docking” its tail.
Local vet and SPCA chairman Andrew Madeiros, who had no choice but to euthanise the animal, expressed...
DATE: Apr 12, 2014
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Minister of Community, Culture and Sports Wayne Scott was recently presented with a book detailing the development of museums in the Caribbean — including the National Museum of Bermuda.
Historian Edward Harris, on behalf of the Barbados Museum and H...
DATE: Apr 12, 2014
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Bermuda could become a regional leader in protecting children from sex abuse, a top police officer said yesterday.
Robert Shilling, coordinator for crimes against children with international police agency Interpol, added that a major conference on ch...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A car burst into flames in Sandys yesterday, but a Port Royal Golf Course staff member was able to quickly extinguish the blaze before it could spread.
Fire service spokesman Leonard Davis said that around 10am the service received a report of a vehi...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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Bermudian performer and educator Nishanthi Bailey hopes to celebrate her 30th birthday in style this year by raising $30,000 for local charities.
Ms Bailey, who currently teaches drama at Dellwood Middle School, will next month direct and star in the...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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On a beach somewhere along the Florida coast, an orchestra is warming up to welcome Aleksander Doba as he draws ever-closer to becoming the first person to paddle a kayak alone across the Atlantic from Europe to North America.
Less than 300 miles sep...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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Government has awarded nearly $1.3 million in contracts as part of asbestos removal efforts at Morgan’s Point.
According to the official notices appearing in yesterday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, Government recently gave seven contracts for the s...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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The Queen’s Baton arrives in Bermuda in two week’s time, as part of the globe-spanning relay leading up to this summer’s Commonwealth Games.
It will be welcomed to the Island on Friday, April 25 by Sports and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, who w...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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The Ministry of Public Works awarded more than $700,000 in contracts to carry out a channel widening study, according to notices published yesterday in the Official Gazette.
Brunel Engineering Consultants were awarded a $367,648 contract to carry out...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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A whale researcher last night said the Island’s Dolphin Quest should close.
And Andrew Stevenson, founder of the Humpback Whales Research Project, added keeping dolphins in captivity could no longer be justified.
Mr Stevenson said: “I feel pretty str...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
