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Carroll Wainwright, a prominent American lawyer who achieved lifelong notoriety after skipping Bermuda as a child stowaway in 1934, has died at the age of 90.
The press dubbed Wainwright, heir to a wealthy family, “the Silk-Stockinged Stowaway” after...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
A Bermuda firm has linked up with the world’s biggest investment management company to create a joint venture.
Hamilton’s Windward Management has signed a deal with US-based global operation BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation to create BCIC Sen...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The quango responsible for the historic Royal Naval Dockyard has awarded two contracts to renovate four residential cottages and apartments.
Island firm Gray & Co will replace the roofs on two cottages, while RMS Construction will renovate two more c...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Barks and growls replaced hymns and prayers at The Unfinished Church on Sunday as Bermuda’s pet owners brought their animals to be blessed.
Reverends Canon W. David Raths and John Stow carried out a short service to a congregation made up of about 1...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Sarah Lagan
Gross domestic product figures show an improving economy. The Bermuda Tourism Authority is reporting strong numbers. Very good news for Bermuda. Are we out of the woods yet? Not by a long shot. In fact, in many ways, I am as concerned about Bermuda’s...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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This poem was written after I observed that a front-page newspaper story about a black Bermudian male was printed on the same day his sibling’s funeral notice — Brother Blue Collar Worker or “BCW” — finally showed up on the back pages of the newspape...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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In a second exclusive extract from Border Crossing Brothas: Black Males Navigating Race, Place and Complex Space, TY-RON DOUGLAS uses poetry to make a crucial point.
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This poem was written after I observed that a front-page newspaper story about a...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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A newly formed tropical storm is considered a “potential threat” to the island.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service’s 6pm update, Tropical Storm Nicole was around 529 nautical miles south-southeast of the island and moving northwest.
The system ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser to improve support for Bermuda’s mentally ill population.
The “Sheltering Our Way Fundraiser” is a month-long event in which people can experience being homeless in Bermuda for 12 hour...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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Volunteers stepped up to clean their neighbourhood streets over the weekend as part of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s Neighbourhood Beautification Programme.
The initiative, a collaborative effort involving the BTA, KBB, Lawn Care & Gardening Compan...
DATE: Oct 04, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
