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John Prato, the Canadian Consul General in New York, has arrived in Bermuda for a short visit.
Mr Prato called at the Cabinet Office to meet with Michael Dunkley, the Premier, and Bob Richards, the Deputy Premier, as well as other officials from the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party’s Sandys branches are to host a joint branch membership meeting tomorrow at 7.30pm.
The meeting will be held at the Church Hall of Allen Temple AME on Sound View Road and aims to provide an opportunity for PLP me...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Musician Mike Hind was lucky enough not only to have a face-to-face encounter with the great David Bowie but also to receive a compliment from him.
Bowie and Iman went to see Jabulani Repertory Company’s production of Private Lives by Noel Coward at...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Peter and Silvia Bromby’s brief encounter with Mr Bowie came in the summer of 1997, as they drove along Cambridge Road.
“My wife recognised him right away, he was walking with two other fellows each carrying a brown bag from the MarketPlace,” said sa...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Construction work on a new entrance area to the aquarium is expected to get under way this week.
The project is the latest phase in a series of improvements to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) that has involved a new roof and aquatic exhib...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Sandys MP Michael Scott said he was shocked and surprised to learn of the death of David Bowie, who he knew as a neighbour.
Mr Scott, who once made Mr Bowie and his wife a traditional codfish breakfast, said: “He was always a fascinating artist, but ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Christine Francisco said she was just 19 when she was hired to cook and clean for the Jones family, who had moved into a home on Cambridge Road.
It was only after she agreed that she learnt the Jones family was actually David Bowie and his wife, Iman...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Michael Dunkley told this year’s recruits for the Royal Bermuda Regiment that he felt proud to be Bermudian after meeting with its first all-volunteer trainees.
“Stay safe, don’t injure yourselves and have fun,” the Minister of National Security advi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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The world knew David Bowie as an iconic performer, but in Bermuda he was a loving husband, a fan of the arts and a welcoming neighbour.
While he will be celebrated as one of the most influential musicians of all time, yesterday Bermudians fondly reca...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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Masterworks curator Elise Outerbridge, below, will always remember the day David Bowie casually walked into the gallery, launching the first of many conversations between the two about art.
“I remember sitting in our little gallery on Front Street an...
DATE: Jan 12, 2016
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