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A weekend boat cruise is banking on Bermuda’s big heart to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Irma.
On Saturday evening, Rising Son Cruises and Island Tour Centre will team up for the “Fundraising with Filante” cruise.
Steve Smith, owner a...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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An endangered bird has made its way to Bermuda from Prince Edward Island in Canada.
The piping plover was spotted by Bermuda Audubon Society president Andrew Dobson at Cooper’s Island on Sunday.
The small shorebird had been fitted with a tiny plastic...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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When Keith Harper visited the island in May, he didn’t come for the beaches. He came for the gravestones.
Mr Harper, who grew up in Liverpool, England, said he had a fascination with cemeteries and history, which inspired him to create a cemetery web...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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Jose was expected to strengthen into a hurricane again today after being downgraded to a tropical storm yesterday.
The system — still deemed a potential threat — was forecast to turn north tomorrow and pass to Bermuda’s west early on Monday morning....
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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Bermuda soldiers were today scheduled to set off on a mercy mission to the hurricane-devastated Caribbean.
A group of 30 soldiers will leave the island in an RAF Hercules transporter and fly direct to Providenciales in the island chain of Turks and C...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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The City Food Festival will kick off this weekend.
Events include:
• Just Desserts, Sunday, 3pm to 5pm at Pier 6 Lower Level
Sample luxury, tapas-style desserts. Tickets $40
• Chef Competition, Monday and Wednesday, 5.30pm to 8.30pm at Pier 6 Lower L...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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Members of the public wishing to serve on a Government board or committee are being reminded that expression of interest forms are still available.
The forms are available from the parcel postal section on the post office’s lower level.
Completed f...
DATE: Sep 14, 2017
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Bermudian journalist Alex Scrymgeour is on a quest for the world’s best pizza — while also getting a taste of the cities where each regional masterpiece was created.
Mr Scrymgeour said his latest project, the offbeat series Pizza Perfect, was “a marr...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017
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Consignment store Orange Bay Company is holding a back-to-school extravaganza sale to help raise money for a playground redevelopment at disabled charity WindReach.
All gently used home furnishings and fashions will be sold at the lowest ticketed pri...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017
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Hurricane Jose’s closest projected point of approach to Bermuda over the next three days has come and gone, the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday.
The category one storm, meandering south of the island, nonetheless remains a potential threat to...
DATE: Sep 13, 2017
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