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A group of Bermuda Regiment soldiers yesterday ran the traditional Bermuda Day half-marathon — with a difference.
The group of 10 soldiers ran the 13 mile plus course in combat gear and boots and carrying regulation backpacks weighing 30lbs each.
And...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Premier Michael Dunkley enjoyed his first Bermuda Day Parade as leader of the country yesterday, watching events from the vantage point of a VIP enclosure near the flagpole on Front Street.
Dressed casually in polo shirt and chinos, and sporting sung...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
US consultant Ronald Sutherland was a key player in finding a taker for the former Club Med site in St George’s, which could gain a casino resort through the Desarrollos Hotelco Group.
Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell described Mr Sutherland, founder...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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British beauty therapist Natalie Simpson has been jailed for two years for slashing another woman’s face with a champagne glass.
Simpson, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to wounding the victim, 31-year-old Alexandra Wheatley, during a fight at a...
DATE: May 27, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The draft version of a Bill outlining Government’s spending cut proposals is “imminent”, Finance Minister Bob Richards told MPs.
The draft will be circulated ahead of public meetings on the recommendations of the Spending and Government Efficiency (S...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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St George’s MP Kenneth Bascome has hailed the announcement that his area could get a new hotel and casino as “great news”.
Mr Bascome said the proposed redevelopment of the former Club Med site was not just a boost for the East End, but Bermuda as a ...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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Schools across the Island held celebrations to commemorate Bermuda Day yesterday.
One such celebration was Purvis Primary School’s ‘Bermuda Heritage Day Parade’ — a miniature version of various Bermuda Day celebrations.
Students, faculty and family f...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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Bermuda’s national museum has been given a lease of nearly 100 years and expanded its Dockyard portfolio of properties to include the historic Casemates site.
And the move clears the way for a $15 million-plus redevelopment of Casemates and an increa...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government will develop and unveil a National Cultural Heritage Policy before the end of the financial year, according to Minister of Community, Culture and Sports Wayne Scott.
Highlighting Bermuda Day, Cup Match and other highlights of the Bermudian...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Elbow Beach resort this week hosted an event to honour and thank the Island’s taxi operators for their work supporting Bermuda’s hospitality industry.
Around 100 taxi operators attended the Taxi Appreciation event, held on Tuesday, where they wer...
DATE: May 24, 2014
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