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Remarks made by a well-known entertainer on social media were roundly condemned in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Kim Swan, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, was the first to speak out about the “very insensitive comments”, which came from mu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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A celebration of Native American life will take place with the biannual St David’s Islanders and Native Community Pow Wow on June 6 and 7.
The charity announced the dates as well as its new committee chairwoman Terlena Murphy, who took over from Nive...
DATE: Feb 27, 2020
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Bermuda’s banana crisis is continuing as importers and officials struggle to find a solution to pest problems in imported fruit.
Some shops used signs to tell customers that bananas will be unavailable “until further notice” and one said it had added...
DATE: Feb 26, 2020
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Women who made bold, life-changing decisions will talk about their experiences this weekend to help other people reinvent themselves.
Keema Perry and Jennifer Outerbridge-Smith said the event on Saturday would help guests think about what differences...
DATE: Feb 25, 2020
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A network of privacy experts could develop in Bermuda after the introduction of legislation designed to protect personal information, the island’s new Privacy Commissioner has predicted.
Alexander White explained that the sector was a “boom industry”...
DATE: Feb 20, 2020
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The island’s first privacy watchdog said he planned to visit community groups to find out how the collection of personal information affected people.
Alexander White will also canvass businesses as he considers what should be included in guidelines f...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020
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Seniors were treated to an afternoon of entertainment and thanks at the Bermuda Housing Trust’s annual tea.
The event, at St Paul’s Church hall in Paget, celebrated the contributions made to the island by the non-profit organisation’s 196 tenants.
Va...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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The body of a man was found at a derelict house in Pembroke yesterday.
A police spokesman said that officers were “alerted to a foul smell” from an abandoned building in the Parsons Road area at about 8.20am.
He added: “Upon investigation they discov...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Police appealed for help this morning to find three missing people, including a 14-year-old girl.
Destiny Winters left a government care home without permission last night at about 9.55pm.
The teenager was described as black, about 5ft 6in tall, of m...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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An aborted US rocket launch expected to be visible from Bermuda last Sunday could lift off later this week, it was revealed yesterday.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the launch had been rescheduled to 4.43pm Bermuda time on Fr...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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