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A Maker Faire, a family-friendly science fair dedicated to craft and technology enthusiasts and tinkerers, is open to all today at the Bermuda College’s Tech Hall.
The event is a local version of a popular gathering that started in the San Francisco ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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A cellphone tower that sparked repeated objections from Devonshire residents is up and running — and, according to an industry source, is now in heavy use.
The area of Devonshire Bay had been a grey spot for Digicel users, but the announcement in 201...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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This week’s tragedy at the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca known as the haj, in which hundreds perished during a stampede of believers, has been received with sadness by Bermuda’s Muslims.
“This tragedy has truly shocked me and I was horrified to ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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This Tuesday saw the highest daytime temperature recorded for September since 2005.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service (BWS), temperatures peaked at 87.6F (30.9C) — the highest since 2005, when 88.2F (31.2C) was recorded on September 5.
“The ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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Tomorrow’s Voices Autism Centre is this weekend setting out to raise awareness about autism though a “Bounce for Autism” fun day.
The event is scheduled to take place this afternoon at the Southampton Rangers Sports Club.
It will include bouncy castl...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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There wasn’t a cloud in the sky yet everyone at the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy was drenched.
Teachers, students and volunteers all took part in the school’s HSBC-sponsored “Back to School Fun Day” yesterday. Wayne Scott, the Minister of Educat...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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A groundbreaking new initiative that pairs prisoners with victims of crime is helping inmates turn their lives around and victims come to terms with their ordeal.
The Sycamore Tree Project has seen 16 prisoners complete the eight-week-long series of ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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The men and women who have suffered at the hands of criminals are perhaps the last kind of visitor you would expect to pass through the succession of bolted doors and corridors of Westgate.
But for eight weeks this summer five victims of crime travel...
DATE: Sep 26, 2015
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P.A.L.S Bermuda’s only home care cancer charity will be held its fourth annual Mad Hair Day fundraising event at Pier 6. (Photographs by Blaire Simmons)
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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Equal rights campaigners and members of the LGBT community have called on Bermuda’s politicians to stand up and take a stance on same-sex marriage.
They were speaking ahead of a series of information sessions organised by Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the...
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
