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A Bermudian son of Portuguese immigrants who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War has died.
Ernest Abel Benevides, who lived in Canada, was 96.
Mr Benevides, whose grandfather, Manuel, brought the family to the island in 1885 a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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A Bermudian son of Portuguese immigrants who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War has died.
Ernest Abel Benevides, who lived in Canada, was 96.
Mr Benevides, whose grandfather, Manuel, brought the family to the island in 1905 a...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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The national security minister called for the reinstatement of a working group on climate change.
Wayne Caines spoke at the House of Assembly after a forum held in Bermuda heard that small islands could feel climate change before other locations.
The...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Church services and a boxing ring could be set up in buildings at TN Tatem Middle School, the Minister of Public Works said today.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House of Assembly a range of activities are being planned in the building, whic...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Two government buildings in Hamilton will be demolished to make way for a planned new arbitration centre.
The House of Assembly heard that the Allenhurst building, formerly Hamilton Police Station, and the Valerie T. Scott building, which houses the ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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The spirit of Hallowe’en has been exorcised, a survey has revealed.
For more than half the people polled said the trick-or-treat tradition is less popular than it was when they were a child.
Fewer than one in five adults will be wearing costumes toni...
DATE: Oct 31, 2019
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A hardware store has struck a deal to renovate a Pembroke sports club, it was revealed yesterday.
Gorham’s, on St John’s Road, will improve the pitch at Western Stars Sports Club, better known as the home of football club Dandy Town, and renovate the...
DATE: Oct 31, 2019
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Hundreds of people face losing their homes through repossession by banks, a government backbencher warned last night.
Michael Scott, a lawyer and Sandys North MP, said there should be “an assessment of how many distressed properties exist in our coun...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019
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A single gunshot was reported last night in the area of Spruce Lane in Pembroke, according to police.
Officers responded to the incident, in a residential area near North Shore, at about 9.30pm.
There was no forensic evidence that a gun was discharge...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019
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Co-operative banks and supermarkets will empower Bermudians to challenge the island’s status quo, David Burt said last night.
Speaking at the opening night of the Progressive Labour Party’s delegates conference, the Premier said entrepreneurs could s...
DATE: Oct 29, 2019
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