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Talk show host Gina Spence is launching a campaign to help fund school uniforms and supplies for hard-up families.
The Bermuda Each One Reach One Back-To-School programme hopes to keep children kitted out and stocked up for the year.
People are encou...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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Miss Devonshire Zaire Bean was last night crowned the tenth Miss Teen Bermuda Islands at the end of a long night of competition.
The 17-year-old Berkeley Institute student also won the Miss Bermuda Island’s Teen Supermodel award, and was the first ru...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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What does it mean to be Bermudian?
While the answer might seem simple, the Proud to be Bermudian campaign is seeking to discover the true Bermudian identity in an effort to unify the Island.
Campaign co-creator Kalilah Robinson said: “I hope just by ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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Gasoline prices have climbed to a maximum $2.18 per litre, a rise of 7.6 cents per litre, according to the monthly announcement from the Ministry of Finance.
Meanwhile the price of diesel has risen 6.6 cents to $1.92 per litre, and the price of keros...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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Miss Bermuda, Rochell Minors, did the Island proud at the Miss World finals in Mongolia, but was unable to seize the crown.
Rochelle was unable to reach the overall final this weekend, however she was close for the finals of the multimedia round, whe...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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Economic improvement won’t come over night, but we are making strides, is the word from Erica Smith, director of the Economic Empowerment Zones Agency. Mrs Smith has been director of the EEZ, a programme of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporatio...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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Frustrated suppliers and disappointed customers made the collapse of White & Sons an inevitability, according to a veteran meat manager.
Whites in Warwick closed it’s doors after 88 years on Thursday, while Whites at Southside and Whites at Haywards ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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A series of public humiliations for Health Minister Zane DeSilva will be among the attractions at a Big Brothers Big Sisters fund-raising event later this month.
Mr DeSilva will limbo dance at the lowest level, get his hair sprayed green by a member ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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(Reuters) - Hurricane Gordon caused only minor flooding and power outages as it hit the two eastern-most islands of Portugal's Azores archipelago early today and was losing its strength as it headed towards continental Europe.
Gordon was expected to ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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A mentoring charity has lost more than 200 volunteers in two years as economic pressure on businesses has rebounded on the non-profit sector.
YouthNet, which partners schoolchildren with volunteers from the business community, has seen its number of ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2012
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