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A memorial service to honour former slave and ship’s pilot James “Jemmy” Darrell was held in St George’s at the weekend.
Mr Darrell piloted the Royal Navy warship HMS Resolution to its mooring near Tobacco Bay in 1795 while still enslaved.
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DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Lucille Spencer fits a bit of exercise into every morning. She touches her toes and stretches; if there is music on, she will dance.
The 95-year-old thinks her efforts are one of the reasons she has aged well — most people assume she is years younger...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Contracts worth more than $300 million to redevelop a rundown wharf in St George’s are to be financed by their developers.
But the Bermuda Land Development Company declined to be specific on whether the deals would be funded through a public-private ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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As I travelled from Surfers Paradise to Burleigh Heads, a random conversation with a fellow bus passenger perfectly encapsulated Bermuda’s showing at the Commonwealth Games.
With the empty seat next to me one of only a few still available, the middle...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Over five months ago a Progressive Labour Party motion was passed in the House of Assembly which said: “Whereas it is acknowledged that the public are becoming increasingly aware of incidents relating to sexual offenders, and these incidents are alar...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Tributes began pouring in as news of the death of former Devonshire Recreation Club president Ellsworth Christopher spread throughout the island yesterday.
The Devonshire stalwart passed away at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital early yesterday after...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Colin Thompson
The Bermuda Volleyball Association have named the senior and junior national teams who will compete against visiting teams from Canada and the United States in the Bermuda Open this week.
The action runs from Thursday until Saturday at Warwick Academ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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Bermuda’s plan to capitalise on financial technology like cryptocurrency has got a good reception from British business leaders, the Minister of National Security said yesterday.
Wayne Caines, speaking from London where the island this week launched ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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A woman has appealed on social media to help trace a truck that hit her husband’s car and failed to stop.
Lucia Faria said: “A truck was coming towards him and came on his side of the road, hit the mirror on our car but kept going.
“My husband stopp...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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The Bermuda Pilot Gig Club held its first West End regatta at its new premises on Boaz Island at the weekend.
The event to commemorate pilot James “Jemmy” Darrell saw six teams compete in a series of races designed to test their piloting skills, spee...
DATE: Apr 17, 2018
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