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The vice-president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a veteran sportsman has died.
Glen Simmons was 67.
A spokeswoman for the BIU said yesterday: “The officers and members of the Bermuda Industrial Union are extremely saddened after learning of the...
DATE: Mar 04, 2020
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Bermuda newest police recruits have raised money from a carwash event for a young Bermudian hospitalised in the US.
Funds raised from the carwash, held on Saturday at the Rubis Warwick gas station on South Road, will to go 27-year-old Dandre Outerbri...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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A charity set up to create opportunities in the world of science has launched a series of scholarships.
The Bermuda Principles Foundation will offer five scholarships named in honour of the late Eugene Cox, a former Minister of Finance and Deputy Pre...
DATE: Mar 03, 2020
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More young people have a chance to enrol in a study course in the United States.
A limited number of positions have been made available for Bermuda students to attend the Global Young Leaders Programme in Atlanta this summer — a three-week course des...
DATE: Feb 25, 2020
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A Grammy Award-winning jazz singer said yesterday she was keen to return to a Bermuda stage next month.
Dianne Reeves, the headline international artist for the 2020 Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts, said: “It has been a while, but I’m looking...
DATE: Feb 20, 2020
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The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest recruits were visited by David Burt, the Premier.
Mr Burt and Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, met recruits, along with members of the RBR senior leadership team, as they started their training this...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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Longbird Bridge will be closed to marine traffic for several weeks as workers remove the old bridge.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the bridge would be closed for boats from Friday until April 13.
He said: “The closure will facilit...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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A former Bermuda resident took to the stage for the Academy Awards as producer of an Oscar-winning documentary.
Julie Parker Benello, who produced American Factory, said the experience was “a dream come true”.
Ms Benello said: “I had no idea it would...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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More young people have a chance to enrol in a study course in the United States.
A limited number of positions have been made available for Bermuda students to attend the Global Young Leaders Programme in Atlanta this summer — a three-week course des...
DATE: Feb 18, 2020
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Several beacons around the island are unlit, according to marine navigation warnings.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said other mechanisms are in place to ensure marine safety.
The spokesman said: “Despite our best efforts, equ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2020
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