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The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is urging the public to get their pets microchipped this month as part of Microchip Your Pet Month.
While the law requires all dogs to be microchipped and correctly registered to their owne...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Patrick Bean may have just months to live.
After decades of drug abuse, spells in Westgate’s maximum security wing and increasing isolation from his family, the prospect of succumbing to the bone marrow cancer that was diagnosed less than three weeks...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Former police officer Wentworth Christopher has unearthed a collection of old photographs taken of Muhammad Ali during his visit to the island in 1974.
Mr Christopher had the privilege of accompanying the boxing legend throughout his trip as a favour...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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A motorcyclist suffered serious leg injuries in a collision with a taxi yesterday evening.
The accident occurred at the junction of Somerset Road and Cambridge Road at 6.20pm.
Police said it appeared that the taxi, travelling west on Main Road, turne...
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Theo Wolffe from Warwick Academy earned the top scholarship at the 15th Annual Alpha Beautillion awards which took place on Sunday at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium.
The scholarship, sponsored by Digicel, was worth $5,000 with five other boys shari...
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Intensive seafarer training lies ahead for a host of Marine and Ports staff.
Training is proposed for more than 70 employees who operate vessels, including captains, engine drivers and leading seamen.
The first six of 20 planned for this year are alr...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Tropical Storm Colin — now a post-tropical cyclone — is not a threat to Bermuda, although it is still forecast to pass well to the north of the island.
According to the National Hurricane Centre, the storm was moving away from the East Coast of the U...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Boaters are being asked to do their part to protect the nesting sites of the common tern — the critically endangered cousin of the Bermuda longtail.
A government spokeswoman said that there are only five nesting pairs in Bermuda, who lay clutches of ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Police have responded to a report of wilful damage at a public male bathroom, located at the junction of Victoria Street and Washington Street.
It appears that over the weekend someone entered the bathroom and wrote what are being described as hate...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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Volunteers from two local firms recently lent a hand at the National Museum of Bermuda, helping to preserve 25 historical cannon.
Despite the bad weather, teams from Aon Benfield Bermuda and KRyS Global — about 35 volunteers in all — went to the muse...
DATE: Jun 07, 2016
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