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The Bermuda Toastmasters Club is reaching out to young people through its new Gavel Club programme.
The group, which aims to help people improve their public-speaking skills through impromptu talks, is also moving into schools to help students develo...
DATE: Aug 29, 2015
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Water truckers in Bermuda have been relying on the other services they provide to endure this summer’s unpredictable weather.
The drought-like conditions the Island experienced in June and July brought a high demand for water, leaving truckers scramb...
DATE: Aug 29, 2015
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A teenager teamed up with a 91-year-old woman to compete in a “landmark” game of bridge this week.
Even though they did not win, Nea Willits said Tyler Irby, 17, played “very well”.
“I enjoyed the game very much,” Ms Willits said, adding that althoug...
DATE: Aug 29, 2015
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Bermudian Cristen Suess became the newest member of the Bermuda Bar yesterday, following in her mother’s footsteps.
Ms Suess’s mother Sharon Suess, who was Called to the Bermuda Bar 11 years ago, said she was “surprised and happy” when her daughter a...
DATE: Aug 29, 2015
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Economist Craig Simmons believes that relying exclusively on foreign investment to boost Bermuda’s finances is a “grossly unbalanced” strategy and wants more encouragement to be given to smaller, local investors. In a detailed Q&A with The Royal Gaze...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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A leading charity is urging the public not to spread footage of criminal activity online.
Speaking yesterday, a Family Centre spokeswoman said: “As an organisation that aims to strengthen families and systems to create a healthier community for child...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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For landlord John Roach, whose property was inundated last year after a retaining wall collapsed on Palmetto Road, the heavy rains of the summer have brought some moments of disquiet.
“It’s been somewhat of a mind game with all the rain we’ve had the...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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Boosting Bermuda’s economy exclusively by courting foreign investment represents a “grossly unbalanced” strategy for the Island, economist Craig Simmons has warned.
Although much of the Bermuda Government’s hopes for recovery have been pinned on brin...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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Veteran bandsmen from the Bermuda Regiment are to stage a special concert this weeken.
About 40 former soldiers from the Regiment’s band and corps of drums will perform in Hamilton’s Victoria Park on Sunday in a “give back” show as part of the force’...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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The Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve has been reopened to the public after a “wild animal” spotted in the park was identified as a “rather large feral cat”.
Yesterday afternoon, a Police spokesman said officers, representatives from the Bermuda Aquariu...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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