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Looking back on 2018 has led me to reflect on 1968, half a century earlier. Both periods involved danger and opportunity. Contrasting the two years highlights the power of perspective. On what am I focusing?
While 1968 was the most tumultuous year of...
DATE: Dec 29, 2018
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The man behind Bermuda’s successful America’s Cup bid has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
Grant Gibbons was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Dr Gibbons, an island businessman and former One Bermuda Al...
DATE: Dec 29, 2018
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DATE: Dec 29, 2018
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A film-maker’s latest stunt video could be on its way to becoming an online sensation.
Andrew Kirkpatrick added: “Our hope is to get one million views which in our books means it has gone viral.”
He was speaking after his latest project — “World’...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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DJ Spin Citi got his start as a teenager, playing the music at parties for his friends. Years later he is the official DJ for reggae singer Gyptian, and travels the world mixing tunes.
He will be on the island next week at Toast the New Year, an all-...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Calendars that show public holidays have the wrong date for next year’s Bermuda Day after it was changed from May 31 to May 24.
Government said the switch was made because tourism chiefs highlighted the advantage of the tie-in of a long weekend with ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Fiona McWhirter
A 70-year-old woman died after she was hit by her own car as she prepared to go to a harness racing event to watch her grandson compete.
Mary Brady died in an accident that involved her car near the National Equestrian Centre in Devonshire just befor...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
The dictionaries have decided on their 2018 words of the year. Oxford picked “toxic”. Merriam-Webster went for “justice”. Collins chose “single-use”. I’d zero in on “misgovernment”. Surely, 2018 saw a staggering number of countries woefully misruled ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Chess fans are ahead of the game after a successful year of development on-island and overseas.
Sam Lill, spokesman for the Bermuda Chess Association, said 2018 was a “year of firsts” for the strategy board game.
He explained: “We went to the Carifta...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Arbitrade Ltd’s claim to have ‘title’ to more than $15 billion of gold bullion has been supported by a company that is acting as its precious metals procurement agent.
A representative of Sion Trading FZE told The Royal Gazette: “I can’t speak on beh...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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