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Cathy West’s advice to aspiring authors? Write what you know. It’s a practice that has worked well for the Bermudian, who signed with industry giant HarperCollins Publishers a year ago.
Stormy weather formed part of the backdrop for her novel The Th...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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In a quiet corner of St John’s cemetery in Pembroke, looking down over the church, is the final resting place of Leading Aircraft Woman Daisy Vallis — the only Bermudian servicewoman to have died in war service.
Ms Vallis was just 28 years old and se...
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In 1777, when Britain received words of the drubbing its forces had suffered at Saratoga to the American rebels, a friend of Adam Smith’s exclaimed that “the nation was ruined”. The wise philosopher calmly replied: “There is a great deal of ruin in a...
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Max Boot
November 16 has been designated as National Zinfandel Day in the United States and so we feature the zinfandels of Joel Peterson who is known as “the Godfather of Zin”.
Joel never planned to make wine, as his family were scientists; his mother a nuc...
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Michael Robinson
A new store dedicated to leisure clothing brand Vineyard Vines has exceeded expectations, owners A.S. Cooper & Sons said.
Somers Cooper, managing director of A.S. Cooper, said the store, which joins 100 across the US, is Vineyard Vines’s first overse...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Arson has not been ruled out as the cause of the devastating fire that destroyed Onion Jack’s and seriously damaged surrounding stores on Front Street, police have revealed.
Detectives are still working closely with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Servic...
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A collision between a bus and a van on Middle Road in Southampton on Thursday evening around 5.35pm resulted in a 38-year-old man and three young children taken to hospital.
However, the children — aged 2, 4 and 7 — were treated for relatively minor ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Certain areas of Hamilton will be closed tomorrow for traffic and parking during the Remembrance Day parade, the Bermuda Police Service has advised.
From 10am until 12.30pm, the following areas will be closed to motorists:
• Front Street – between...
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Butterfield Bank is to redeem all of its 8 per cent Government Guarantees Preference Shares.
The shares were issued in June 2009, giving the bank a $200 million injection as it recapitalised following the impact of the global financial crisis the pre...
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Scott Neil
Work has commenced at LF Wade International Airport to replace and reroute a section of jet fuel supply pipeline.
Undertaken by SOL Petroleum Bermuda Ltd, the airfield maintenance task involves the pipeline that connects the SOL facility at Ferry Re...
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