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A 31-year-old man is stable at the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit after a crash last night near Francis Patton Primary School, according to police.
The injured man, who is believed to be from Warwick, was riding a motorcycle when he struck a wall alo...
DATE: Jan 02, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish, last night.
The 31-year-old Warwick man hit a wall as he overtook traffic near the bus stop opposite Francis Patton Primary School, at about 8.25pm.
He was taken to...
DATE: Jan 01, 2018
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Bermuda’s soldiers are set to get more engineering training as the Royal Bermuda Regiment expands from its traditional role as a light infantry force.
The change means recruits could learn to operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators and...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Former police sergeant and activist Takbir Sharrieff has died at the age of 74.
The brother of Philip Perinchief, the former government minister and attorney-general, Mr Sharrieff described himself as a “child of the Sixties” whose political consciou...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s traditional new year onion drop in St George has been featured on a US website.
The island’s onion was showcased alongside traditions in towns and cities in the US on popular website howstuffworks.com
The article said: “Revellers who spend ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The new year is a time for resolutions, so The Royal Gazette took to the streets of Hamilton to quiz residents on their pledges for 2018.
From professional boxer Nikki Bascome’s pledge to cut down on social media, to university biology student Rhainn...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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A mako shark tagged by researchers in Cape Cod in Massachusetts last month made a visit to Bermuda this week.
The 200lb shark was tracked to close to the island’s South Shore.
The mako, named Errol Finn, surfaced southwest of Bermuda on Thursday morn...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
It will be a fit and prosperous 2018 for Bermuda, if everyone sticks to their new year’s resolutions.
Health and fitness were picked as top priorities by 39 per cent of people when pollsters Global Research asked people for their goals in the coming ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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The death toll on Bermuda’s roads in 2017 is one of the worst in recent years.
Fifteen lives have been lost, with drink-driving, speeding, dangerous driving and inattention listed as leading factors.
This year’s figure was exceeded in the past 17 yea...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The family of former commissioner of police Jean-Jacques Lemay has thanked Bermuda for its support after he was killed in a road accident in Canada earlier this month.
Marc Morabito, a friend of the family, said “The family is grateful for the messag...
DATE: Dec 29, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan