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War veterans at Westmeath received a delivery of Christmas spirit yesterday as the Bermuda Legion continued its drive to hand out hampers to the island’s heroes.
Major Warren Furbert, a member of the Bermuda Legion executive committee and soldier in ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2016
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Cornerstone Foundation offered gifts and food items at a 90 per cent discount, hoping 120 struggling families will enjoy a better Christmas.
The “community of believers” held its fifth annual Christmas Store event over the weekend when families ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Christmas commuters to Britain face potential disruption after Gatwick airport staff voted for a 48-hour strike from Friday.
The action involving check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew comes on top of a British Airways cabin crew strike plan...
DATE: Dec 17, 2016
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As a direct descendant of veterans, Michael Levon Sr takes special pride in delivering Christmas hampers to Bermuda’s war heroes and their families.
“The response is amazing — they reminisce about old times but also just appreciate the fact that some...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
Warwick Academy student Theo Wolffe delivered his first Throne Speech as the new Youth Premier for Bermuda on Wednesday night.
The Youth Parliament — consisting of some 30 students from different schools — is an organisation that trains young people ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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The Spirit of Bermuda has announced its spring schedule which includes what is hoped to become an annual “legacy yachting tourism event” — the inaugural Antigua to Bermuda Race.
There will be several events and races in the Caribbean region on board ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veteran bartender spent a year growing a massive beard — so he could shave it off for charity.
Adam Kirk, who works at Bermuda Fun Golf in Dockyard, started growing the beard last Christmas with a view to cutting it off this festive season to help ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The biggest threat to Bermuda’s resurgent tourism industry is the island’s political environment, according to Bill Hanbury.
The outgoing Bermuda Tourism Authority CEO was speaking as the latest November figures showed an 11th month of consecutive gr...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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The Bermuda Police Association has asked for a meeting with Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, to discuss a continuing dispute over their terms and conditions of employment.
But it has so far failed to contribute to a report about the iss...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
More than 30 objections were made about Preserve Marriage’s application to become a charity, but the island’s charity commissioners won’t release the details.
The statutory board which decides on applications for charitable status denied a public acc...
DATE: Dec 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways