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A Bermudian is set to sing on a hit show with a television audience of about six mllion in Britain this weekend — after he was tricked by his wife and top British comedy star Michael McIntyre.
Marvin Ford, who lives in Britain with wife Ellen, said h...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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The mom of murdered teenager Isaiah Furbert described her endless battle with grief and despair yesterday after her only son died at her feet.
Arretta Furbert said she “lost faith in people” on the night a gunman opened fire on her 19-year-old in the...
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Bermuda’s newest police officers put their best foot forward at their passing out parade yesterday.
A total of 12 recruits joined the Bermuda Police Service as constables during the ceremony at the Prospect Police Headquarters.
Jah-Zico Douglas, who...
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Police are to pour more officers into a fresh crackdown on dangerous driving in an attempt to cut the grim toll of death and injury on Bermuda’s roads.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, of the Bermuda Police Service, said: “[Wewill be realigning resou...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Casa dos Açores da Bermuda has raised $2,000 for charities Scars and Friends of Hospice.
The charity, set up to promote Azorean culture and support good causes in Bermuda, raised the money through Portuguese doughnut stall sales at special events, in...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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A plan to change an industrial building into a dormitory for staff at a St George’s hotel was rejected by the Development Applications Board.
The application proposed using the upper floor of a prefabricated building on Ferry Road as accommodation fo...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Foundations are set to be laid for the new St Regis hotel in St George’s early next year.
Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said work is well under way at the site.
He added: “We are well beyond the shovels-in-the-ground p...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Government will finalise its National Fuels Policy this month, according to Walter Roban.
Speaking in the House of Assembly today, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said the policy is hoped to be published within the first six weeks of...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Lack of a formal mandate stalled negotiations with unions for more than a year under the last Government, the Minister of Government Reform told MPs today.
Lovitta Foggo said: “Upon taking office it emerged that while the PSNT had been in ongoing tal...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Anyone who donates blood this festive season can do so in honour of a loved one.
All who donate blood from December 11 through to the New Year can write a note to their chosen person in a special card.
The move is part of a promotion that aims to en...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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