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Organisers of the Agricultural Show are to look at tougher security for future events after several exhibits were stolen this year.
About seven exhibits, including some created by young children, were found to be missing after last week’s three-day ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Sarah Lagan
Power lines have come down on the road in the area of Shark Hole at Harrington Sound in Hamilton Parish, police warned at 9am.
Drivers were asked to use caution, according to a spokesman, with the fallen wires affecting the eastbound lane.
Workmen we...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The work of women is being highlighted today as the island celebrates World Intellectual Property Day with the theme “women in innovation and creativity”.
Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, said: “More than ever before, women are assuming le...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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More than 90 bus trips were cancelled yesterday afternoon,
A notice, published on the Government web portal, listed 92 cancelled buses, all of which were scheduled to leave between 3.15pm and 6.30pm.
No official reason was given for the high number o...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ratings agency Standard and Poor has revised its outlook on Bermuda, raising it from stable to positive.
David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, celebrated the announcement. “Standard and Poor’s in their overview stated Bermuda’s credit stor...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Norwegian Escape arrived at the island for the first time yesterday, bringing 5,000 visitors.
The ship, the largest cruise ship in the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet, was at full capacity for the trip.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, welcomed the ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police today issued an advisory for motorists about traffic restrictions in the run-up to this weekend’s MS Amlin World Triathlon.
About 100 cyclists under police escort will have a “familiarisation ride” tomorrow morning before of the men’s and wom...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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A pressure group has called on the Government to continue its work to reform Bermuda’s immigration laws.
Supporting Fair Immigration Reform warned that the island could face problems similar to those in Britain over the Windrush generation — a group ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Olympic sailor James “Jimmy” Kempe has died at the age of 94.
An engraver whose handiwork adorned trophies as well as gifts to visiting dignitaries, Mr Kempe represented the island twice at the Olympic Games — in Melbourne in 1956 and Rome in 1960.
F...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two Bermuda residential care homes have won recognition.
Westmeath Residential and Nursing Care Home and the Dorothy Crane Nursing Home achieved certification from the Bermuda National Standards Committee and are now on their way towards full accredi...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan