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The Department of Conservation Services have applied to rebuild a dock on Cooper’s Island that was destroyed by Hurricane Fabian.
In a letter included in the planning application, Department Director Drew Pettit said the rebuilt dock would make it ea...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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Police have released the identity of the 25-year-old man found dead last Thursday at his home on Shaw Wood Crescent in Pembroke. He is well-known fitness instructor John Pitt.
Mr Pitt’s lifeless body was found around 2.30 Thursday, June 14.
A police ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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The Bermuda Sea Cadet Corp is looking for a few good men and women willing to help the Island’s young people.
Interim Commanding Officer Lt Mark Guishard said the cadets are looking for volunteers and donations to meet the rising demand for their ser...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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Sailors cleaned boats, aired out gear and relaxed with cold drinks in the sun yesterday after completing the Newport to Bermuda race.
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club was full of sailors and spectators, with the majority of the entrants having completed ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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A fault in an underground cable left Gibbons Company and other businesses near Church and Burnaby Streets without power yesterday morning.
The fault occurred around 6.30pm Monday, according to a statement from Belco.
Gibbons Company, City Cafe and t...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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Police have named John Pitt as the man whose lifeless body was found last week.
The 25-year-old was found dead in a Shaw Wood Crescent, Pembroke home around 2.30pm on Thursday.
Said a Police spokesman: "An autopsy has been conducted by a forensic pat...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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Spirit of Bermuda captain Scott Jackson said placing the Newport Bermuda Race on the back burner to aid a sick crewman instead was "the right thing to do".
Spirit was the first to respond to an emergency distress call to assist a diabetic crewman onb...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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A Bermudian slave who became the face of the anti-slavery movement has been formally named a national hero.
In a ceremony at Barr’s Bay Park on Saturday, more than 200 people gathered to remember the life and sacrifices of Mary Prince, who was born i...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Jackman has been awarded the Overseas Territories Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Mr Jackman, who came to Bermuda from Barbados in 1982, was announced as a winner of the award, formerly the Colonial Police Medal,...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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Bermuda’s CultureFest event will now take place on July 21 and 22 after rain forced its postponement over the weekend.
The festival, with the theme “unity in the community”, will involve food, music and dance and a 10-kilometre walk for men and child...
DATE: Jun 19, 2012
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