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American Airlines has cancelled today's flights between Bermuda and Miami due to Tropical Storm Isaac.
It is not known whether the airline will resume operations between the Island and the Florida hub tomorrow.
The airline operates daily flights betw...
DATE: Aug 26, 2012
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Most Bermudians feel a justifiable familiarity with the iconic longtails that teem to the Island during the warmer months — apprentice conservationist Miguel Mejias gets to work alongside them.
“Fieldwork involving the longtail does have its surpris...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Two men narrowly escaped with their lives when their 18-foot fishing boat capsized and sank off Devonshire Bay yesterday afternoon.
Chris Ingham, a catastrophe analyst, was the first to spot the troubled vessel and raise the alarm.
Mr Ingham said he ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Tributes poured in yesterday following the death of Hazel Christopher, a woman hailed as a giant icon in Bermuda’s West Indian community.
The lifelong seamstress who spent ten hours a day, six days a week at her Court Street business, In-Between Bout...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Representatives from the political community, religious groups and the trade unions have signed a letter to be sent to South Africa expressing condolences to the families of 34 miners who died last week.
The letter has been signed by three former pre...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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The chairman of the SPCA has called for tougher sentences for those convicted of animal cruelty.
Dr Andrew Madeiros believes there should be a mandatory minimum punishment of a five-year ban on keeping animals.
He spoke out in reaction to what he des...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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News that Bermuda will have three dog parks by the end of the year has been welcomed by dog lovers.
But there is some concern about how they will be managed.
The parks, which had been scheduled to start coming on line in April this year, will be in A...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Tropical Storm Joyce is now a potential threat to the Island. It is forecast to pass by the Island on Monday, bringing winds and rain.
Last night the storm was more than 1,500 nautical miles east-southeast of Bermuda, moving west-northwest at around ...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Pastor Sylvia Hayward-Harris yesterday criticised those who use religious arguments to deny human rights.
Speaking at a public forum on the issue of Human Rights and Sexual Orientation, she said: “There’s something seriously wrong when we discriminat...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Trustees of the National Sports Centre have revised a plan to restrict access to the facility after an outcry by regular users.
But members of the public are not allowed to use the main running track unless they are members of the Bermuda Track and F...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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