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One of Bermuda’s veteran Gombey captains, Allan Warner, proudly affirmed the tradition’s roots when he was acclaimed for his life’s contributions to the quintessentially Bermudian art form.
“Unity is strength,” Mr Warner, of the Warner Gombeys, told ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2015
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Bermuda could hear a renewed call for affirmative action measures unless racial disparities are comprehensively tackled, according to union leader Jason Hayward.
Mr Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said longstanding gaps betwe...
DATE: Sep 14, 2015
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Collaborative law is emerging as a low cost and more effective alternative for resolving family disputes over traditional litigation, according to family lawyer Katie Richards.
She said that the pain inflicted on families by divorce or separation was...
DATE: Sep 14, 2015
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The start of a new school year has prompted a top Bermudian executive to tell local students that nothing in life worth having comes easily — but a renewed focus on studies can lead to a new beginning.
The community group Imagine Bermuda has taken th...
DATE: Sep 11, 2015
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Mental health campaigner Mike Veeny has concluded that he loves Bermuda and wants very much to come here again, an audience heard last night in City Hall.
“I’m mentally ill, so you might not want me,” added Mr Veeny, with the characteristic humour th...
DATE: Sep 11, 2015
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One of the Island’s top nature reserves has gone pink for the summer, but the strange colours that have taken over the waters of Spittal Pond are a harmless organism brought on by warm weather.
However, former government conservation officer David Wi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2015
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Planning decisions for an America’s Cup development at the South Basin in Dockyard were abruptly revised yesterday, after a series of complaints from the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce.
“This is all rather sudden,” said Best chairman ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2015
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Politicians may have been excluded from speaking at Labour Day commemorations, but yesterday’s celebration of workers’ rights came with an unrelenting condemnation of the policies of the One Bermuda Alliance Government.
“The critics are out there,” w...
DATE: Sep 08, 2015
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Today marks a milestone for Queen Elizabeth II: at 63 years, seven months and two days, her reign now overtakes that of Queen Victoria — making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history.
The Island has been visited several times during her ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2015
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One of the Island’s centenarians, Doris Corbin, a longstanding organist and choir director for St Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, died on Sunday at the age of 103.
A former teacher at Central Primary School, now Victor Scott Primary School, ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2015
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