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Predatory fish once common in our waters including groupers and snappers are at “critically low numbers”, causing a threat to Bermuda’s coral reefs, according to a new report.
Scientists Thaddeus and Jessie Murdoch released the report through the Be...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Police are investigating whether criminal offences were committed in connection with the Front Street fire from last July.
The Bermuda Police Service said it has received an official report from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service regarding the incid...
DATE: Apr 26, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Business and tourism representatives in St George’s are worried about the impact on visitors after a spate of violent incidents.
A string of crimes in the East End this month — including a man being attacked while using an ATM last Friday — have prom...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Despite its illegality, Bermuda has one of the highest uses of cannabis in the world, according to a recent article.
According to The Telegraph in Britain, statistics from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime show that Bermuda is ranked eighth i...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The results have come in for Bermuda’s latest Christmas Bird Count: 8,640 total birds across 93 species — as always, with a few special guests.
The first spotting of an eider duck topped the highlights, with a ruby-throated hummingbird, snow goose an...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
One of the island’s best-known ships, the sailing training sloop Spirit of Bermuda, has been showing its class at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta.
The races pitted the replica Bermuda schooner against classic yachts from around the world. According...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
The Centre on Philanthropy will host a family fun day in Victoria Park at the weekend to raise awareness of the importance of volunteerism.
The Allied World Family Community Day, which is in its sixth year, will be held on Sunday from 1pm until 5pm a...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Anne Foster, a veteran lawyer specialising in reinsurance, has become the newest member of the Bermuda Bar.
In a ceremony before Ian Kawaley, the Chief Justice, Ms Foster was Called to the Bar by Jan Woloniecki, the head of litigation for ASW Law Lim...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Electronic speed detection, breathalysers and a “huge cultural change” are the key to tackling Bermuda’s alarming rate of road deaths, according to the new chairman of the Road Safety Council.
Ali Bardgett said Electronic Vehicle Registration sticker...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Rehabilitation work on the Swing Bridge in St George’s is nearing completion, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
The bridge can now safely carry one lane of vehicles with loads of 10 tonnes per axle and a 29-tonne gross vehicle weight, the mi...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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