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Arriving at Fort St Catherine’s Beach on Saturday morning, Bermuda Regiment soldiers were hard at work filling sandbags and preparing dive gear for a project of significant historical importance — the preservation of the Island’s founding ship, the S...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Sarah Lagan
For the first time in a quarter of a century, Sid’s Seafood will be off the menu at an Eastern Counties cricket match.
Gary Caisey, owner of the popular seafood concession, has suspended his services indefinitely in protest against a spate of controv...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Colin Thompson
Charities have expressed their joy after the police background check fee was waived.
Michael Dunkley announced that charities would no longer be charged to get background checks on their volunteers.
“There will be no charge for police background chec...
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The Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a report of potential illegal spearfishing at the weekend.
According to the Maritime Operations Centre, staff were contacted at about 1pm on Sunday by a member of the public, who reported se...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Somerset may have had the edge on the cricket pitch but on the water it was the St George’s team who came out on top in the inaugural Cup Match pilot gig boat race.
Last night the St George’s gig team were presented with a special trophy carved out o...
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The pilot and co-pilot of a boat that collided with rocks near Castle Islands during Sunday’s Round the Island Power Boat Race are lucky to have escaped with their lives.
A brief video clip surfaced on social media yesterday and reveals the final sec...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Colin Thompson
“People interpret Bermuda so differently through art,” mused Elise Outerbridge, the curator at Masterworks as she introduced the new show A Treasured Island.
The thematic collection on display at Masterworks is anchored by Andrew Wyeth’s Royal Palms...
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Firefighters have extinguished a car fire on Harbour Road near Red Hole.
They responded to a call for assistance from the female driver at 4.12pm this evening and were on the scene within eight minutes.
The driver, the sole passenger, was able to ex...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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The trial of Marc Bean continued yesterday, with MP Nandi Outerbridge telling the court she was offended by the Opposition Leader’s comments.
While Mrs Outerbridge alleged that Mr Bean called herself and fellow One Bermuda Alliance member Toni Daniel...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A two-day family festival filled with entertainment and activities is set for this weekend in Dockyard.
In collaboration with Wedco and the Chewstick Foundation, the group known as the Committee of Five has banded together to bring a series of events...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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Jonathan Bell