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Renovation work at a children’s home appears to have been at a standstill for more than 18 months, with at-risk youngsters housed instead in former administrative offices.
The Youth Development Centre closed temporarily at the end of March last year ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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Sam Strangeways
Universal Children’s Day was celebrated yesterday by Family Centre with a fundraiser at its premises on King Street.
The charity also thanked its donors in a gathering at Sunshine League House.
Children’s Day was created by the United Nations in 1954...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Edwin Smith, Deputy Chair of the Bermuda Arts Council, today led participants through the second instalment of The Bermuda National Gallery’s Art & Value of Your Stories program.
Drawing a parallel between historical paintings of Bermuda and people’s...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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The island’s defence force is to launch a fresh drive for new soldiers for the second of its new-style Recruit Camps.
Volunteers for Recruit Camp Alpha, the first of two next year, have until the end of January next year to sign up for training, whic...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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Former premier Ewart Brown has been inducted to the Sports Hall of Fame at his old university.
Two plaques were awarded to Dr Brown, who was a member of the 1968 track team at Howard University in Washington.
The ceremony took place in Greenbelt, Mar...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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The City of Hamilton announces that the 24th annual Tree of Lights event will take place at City Hall on Friday, November 23rd, hosted by Town Crier, Ed Christopher. The public are invited to this very festive and free community event as the Acting M...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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The City of Hamilton is giving away 1000 reusable festive shopping bags in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic bags that are distributed with purchases this Christmas season. Hamilton retailers have been approached to offer incentives to any sh...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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The oldest continuously functioning Anglican church in the Western hemisphere has been refused funding after the Bermuda Tourism Authority determined that its application did not meet the criteria.
St Peter’s Church applied for the BTA’s Experiences...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Kimonea Pitt has become the newest member of the Bermuda Bar, but she said her work had just started.
Ms Pitt, 24, told friends and family at her Call to the Bar ceremony: “This milestone event marks both an end and a beginning. I am eager to continu...
DATE: Nov 20, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Roland Skinner, a photographer who showcased the island’s beauty in sweeping aerial shots, has died.
Mr Skinner was 78. His pictures, many of which were taken from aboard a helicopter, featured in international publications.
Mr Skinner got his start ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell