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A former junior officer on a cargo ship that endured the “worst ever” voyage to Bermuda 60 years ago has returned to the island for the first time since his stormy trip.
Terry Blake, 79, who revisited Bermuda last month, said the SS Ledbury arrived i...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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A scientist from one of the world’s top technological universities is to give a presentation on how space technology can benefit people on Earth.
Danielle Wood of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will talk about how space technology can be u...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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A dossier of official correspondence about the Uighurs and their relatives has been released by the Government, ten years after the four men came to the island from Guantánamo Bay at the invitation of Ewart Brown.
The e-mails reveal how Bermuda’s top...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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A young Bermudian basketball player walked away with a fresh approach to adulthood after graduating from an American military academy.
Kobie Reid, 17, attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania for two years before graduating in May.
He s...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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Almost $645,000 has been collected so far from the sixth Relay for Life in Bermuda.
Organisers said the total was made up of $421,812 in donations, $27,919 in registration fees and $194,994 in sponsorship money.
Deborah Titterton Narraway, the chief ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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A lawyer for Bermuda’s four Uighurs has raised concerns after the Government mistakenly released highly confidential records about the men’s relatives under public access to information.
The Department of Immigration initially provided only eight rec...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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A deal has been signed for the purchase of a ladder truck to replace the fire service’s 21-year-old Bronto.
The ageing vehicle was plagued with electrical issues that left it out of action during the Front Street blaze in 2016.
Firefighters were told...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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Fiona McWhirter
Board and staff members of the Bermuda Community Foundation (BCF) have been fully certified after completing a series of international training modules.
“We are dedicated to ensuring continual growth and development of the BCF team,” says Board Chair...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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The start of this year’s the Destination Dockyard event series has been set back a week due to weather.
The event series, organised by Wedco, the Bermuda Tourism Authority and PinkSand Entertainment, was scheduled to begin its second summer season to...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Canada Day (Photographs by Akil Simmons)
DATE: Jun 30, 2019
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