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One of Bermuda’s most cherished traditions has been chosen to adorn a new set of Island stamps released this week.
Gombeys are the subject of the third set of stamps issued by the Bermuda Post Office for 2013 and they are the first in a planned serie...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Armed with certification, Tomeeka Talbot became the first of four Bermudians sent abroad on a Government initiative to be hired as a qualified butcher.
She returned from three months of training at Meat Ipswich in Suffolk, England, and two weeks late...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Police have reported that a three-month-old baby died yesterday afternoon after suffering an unspecified medical emergency.
“Around 1pm first responders attended a report of a medical emergency involving a three-month-old infant at a residence in the...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Three days after picking up his first ukulele, entertainer Mike Hind declared to his wife: ‘This is what I am doing for the rest of my life’.
Three years on, he is still performing his “funny, irreverent and spontaneous” ukulele routine four nights ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Moments of truth. This past week Karen was returning to Bermuda and the lady next to her on this flight had missed her cruise ship departure time out of Newark as a result of flight delays. Karen noticed she was having difficulty with the immigration...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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A documentary, which tells the joyful story about the building of the first high school in a remote Kenyan community, and an emotionally engaging drama, starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, will both be screening this weekend.
Buildin...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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Premier Craig Cannonier has experienced one of his proudest moments so far at the NatWest Island Games.
He stood in awe as Bermuda won the women’s 4 x 50 metres freestyle relay final in a new Games and national record time of one minute and 46.04 sec...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
A charity dedicated to helping needy families has found itself tackling another type of challenge — illegal dumping outside its headquarters.
Fern Wade, of the Hands of Love Ministry, said that for several months an unknown culprit has been dumping g...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermuda special purpose insurer is behind the first storm-surge catastrophe bond.
MetroCat Re Ltd, a Bermuda domiciled special purpose insurer established for issuing series of catastrophe bond notes, has been set up to support the risk transfer ne...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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The Parks Department is seeking to erect temporary lifeguard facilities at John Smith’s Bay, with permanent facilities coming soon.
In a planning application received by the Planning Department on June 27, the Department requested permission to estab...
DATE: Jul 16, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
