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Hurricane Kate has passed Bermuda and is not considered a threat to the Island.
At 5am today, the storm was 260 miles north of Bermuda, and continuing to travel in a north-eastern direction, with maximum winds of 75mph and gusts of 92mph.
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DATE: Nov 10, 2015
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Emergency services this afternoon responded to an overturned catamaran in Somerset Long Bay.
According to a spokesman for the Department of Marine and Ports Services, a member of the public alerted Harbour Radio to the incident at about 4pm.
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DATE: Nov 10, 2015
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The Bermuda Legion is aiming to create a residential care facility for seniors with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease — in a move that could also help save the cash-strapped Focus charity.
Jerry’s House in St George’s is owned by Focus, the addiction t...
DATE: Nov 09, 2015
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A social worker who became the first black elected official in his Massachusetts home town for 80 years has credited his Bermudian parents for the historic victory.
Khrystian King — a distant relative of former Premier Craig Cannonier — captured a Wo...
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An almost 400-year-old Bermuda coin fetched more than $70,000 at auction recently.
The coin, a rare Sommer Islands sixpence popularly known as “hogge money”, was one of a collection of coins sold at auction in New York on October 28. The event, prese...
DATE: Nov 09, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Governor George Fergusson and other local celebrities took to the water at the weekend as part of the Pilot Gig Rowing Regatta.
The event, organised by the Bermuda Pilot Gig Club and the Bermuda Diabetes Association, featured three races, headlined b...
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Shortly after Bermudian veteran Isabell Flood signed up to join the Royal Canadian Air Force, she recalls an officer asking her why she had volunteered.
Mrs Flood said she quietly responded: “So men might fly.”
She added: “He wasn’t capable of flying...
DATE: Nov 09, 2015
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The unique cultural flair of Bermuda’s “back of town” should be at the heart of its revitalisation, according to area advocates.
Architect Charles Daniels called for people who visit North East Hamilton to join residents and business owners in “polis...
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An award-winning documentary about the historic case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage is to screen in Bermuda.
The Case Against 8, which won a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, is to screen on Sunday at 5.30pm in the Tra...
DATE: Nov 09, 2015
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A newer, bigger and faster container ship has taken over the Somers Isles’ route between Bermuda and Florida.
The new vessel made her maiden voyage to the Island at the end of last month and is the sixth ship to carry the Somers Isles name.
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DATE: Nov 09, 2015
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