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A woman died after a house fire yesterday, police confirmed last night. The 74-year-old victim was rushed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after she was found unconscious, but later pronounced dead.
Sergeant Allan Wilkinson of the Bermuda Fir...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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Recognising that many young people are not making conscious health and wellness decisions, Generation Next founder and chairman Eron Hill said the organisation will be launching a “bespoke health and wellness awareness programme for young Bermudians”...
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A top hotel has boosted the island’s fishing industry with a massive increase in the amount of Bermudian-caught seafood used in its dishes.
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club bought 10,802lbs of seafood from island fishermen last year, up more than 4...
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The island’s gambling regulator has refused to release details about its finances and played its cards close to its chest on other documents in its possession.
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission stonewalled a request from The Royal Gazette to relea...
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A blind veteran musician who left a home for the elderly after ten months to move into his own apartment said he was happy with the decision.
Freeman “King” Trott, 87, moved out of Devonshire’s Serenity Palms Nursing Home last year because he was not...
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More than 60 overseas competitors have signed up for the Bermuda Triple Challenge, the organisers said yesterday.
Jason Correia, the codirector of the event, said more than 100 visitors are expected to participate in the obstacle course race, to be h...
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Calvin Lynch, a daredevil TV cameraman with a passion for speedboats, has died. Mr Lynch was 70.
Rick Richardson, the former chief executive at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, said Mr Lynch was a meticulous photojournalist who “liked to live danger...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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Entrants who go the distance in this year’s Axa End-to-End walk on May 4 will help to raise funds for four local charities, organisers said yesterday.
WindReach, an outdoor centre for the disabled, Age Concern, Friends of Hospice and Raleigh Bermuda,...
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A teenage girl who died suddenly this week has had an online fundraising page set up in her memory by a cousin who lives overseas.
Kiara Paiva, who was 15, was found unconscious in her Hamilton Parish home on Monday and later pronounced dead by docto...
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The Corporation of St George will be collecting Christmas trees in the Town of St George on Wednesday, January 16 and Wednesday, January 23.
Christmas Trees will be collected from the same locations designated for regular trash collection, to avoid o...
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