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Tropical Storm Philippe’s closest point of approach to Bermuda has passed and the remnants of the storm are not a threat to the island.
The storm had dumped heavy rain on Florida and the Bahamas by noon today, and was heading in an east-north-easterl...
DATE: Oct 28, 2017
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Motorists are urged to drive carefully as a Bermuda Bicycle Association road race takes place tomorrow.
Roads in Pembroke, Hamilton, Smith’s and St George’s will be affected between 7.30am and 10am, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
The rout...
DATE: Oct 28, 2017
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A Bermudian-born musician is to return to the island next week to perform with the Bermuda Philharmonic Society.
Mairéad Hickey, an award-winning violinist said: “I am delighted to be returning to Bermuda to participate in Autumn Classics.
“I can’t w...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Watching a documentary on Nigeria recently was a reminder of the bound-up potential that exists in many African countries. It’s not the resources that are lacking or the ambition and resourcefulness of the people, because they are highly motivated fo...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Khalid Wasi
Organisers of a monthly dinner for the needy have been inundated with clothing donations for hurricane-ravaged islands in the Caribbean.
But now, Grateful Bread faces the problem of getting the clothes to the Caribbean.
Juliana Snelling, of Grateful ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Progressive Labour Party’s annual delegates conference continues in Devonshire tonight.
Owen Darrell, PLP chairman, said he was pleased by the turnout for the first night of the conference in Hamilton on Wednesday.
He also welcomed the “positive...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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A group of “Bermie-Ricans” are to join forces this weekend to support hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
Diana Cruz-Pitcher said a fundraiser at Tobacco Bay in St George’s on Saturday will offer Puerto Rican food and drink, Latin music and ente...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Heritage Education Funds International has paid out a total of $46.7 million to families in Bermuda to fund their educational needs.
The organisation, which runs savings plans aimed at helping with the costs of postsecondary education, added that i...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Bermudian artist Joan Aspinall is to use her art to support hurricane-hit Dominica.
Ms Aspinall is to sell a collection of her work at the Washington Mall to raise funds for the relief effort from today.
Ms Aspinall said she had visited Dominica seve...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 30-year-old Pembroke man who was injured in a collision on October 14 remains in a stable condition in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.
He was injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car around 12.10am Saturday, October 14. at...
DATE: Oct 27, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan