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The mighty tall ships transformed Bermuda’s skyline to a scene from a bygone era during their Parade of Sail this week.
Gliding under full sail, unabashed in their grandeur, ships from around the world carrying more than 1,000 crew members, made thei...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
The island’s first crematorium is up and running after more than three decades of planning and setbacks.
The facility on Waller’s Point Road in St David’s has already undertaken more than a dozen cremations since it opened its doors at the end of Apr...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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The Ministry of Public Works have announced plans to temporarily restrict government piped water service as the island deals with a long stretch of dry weather,
And while recent rain has brought some relief, a statement from the Ministry of Public W...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 46-year-old man injured in a collision with a truck on Harrington Sound Road last month has died as a result of his injuries.
The rider, formally identified by police this afternoon as Kenneth Simmons, was seriously injured when the motorcycle he w...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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Legislation aimed at updating anti-corruption law is set to to come into effect on September 1.
Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General and the Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Bribery Act 2016 will introduce a “simplified and comprehensive statute” pr...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has called for a “narrow and focused fine tuning” of Bermuda’s work permit policy in light of the legal battle between the AME Church and the Bermuda Government.
Mr Justice Kawaley said the case illustrated the “folly of th...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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The accusation of bias against Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, was “totally rejected” in the ruling by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley, on her decision not to renew a work permit for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed, the minister declared...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian has described the scene of the terror attack in London as “like a war zone”.
Seth Roberts was wrapping up his shift at Bill’s Clink Street, just a few hundred metres northwest of Borough Market, at 10pm on Saturday.
A few minutes later,...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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A sailor taking part in the Bermuda One-Two race was forced to abandon his boat on Monday evening after getting into difficulties nearly 200 nautical miles from the island.
The lone sailor on board Spadefoot contacted the Coast Guard in Boston, as we...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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Nursery school pupils and their parents have helped raise more than $500 for an asthma charity.
Youngsters from Once Upon a Time nursery school perform annually on World Asthma Day on the steps of City Hall to help Open Airways raise awareness about ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2017
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