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Clothing, toiletries and household goods will be offered to people in need at a giveaway event this month.
The Grateful Bread will host the event on November 27, two days after the US Thanksgiving celebration.
A spokeswoman said that the City of Hami...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A website has been launched to provide information about a soon-to-open home for mothers and their children.
The Transformational Living Centre for Families is expected to welcome its first residents by Christmas.
A spokeswoman said that its website,...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A social justice campaigner yesterday said a public apology was needed before disadvantaged young Black men saw an improvement in their lives.
Martha Dismont added that the people of Bermuda had to play their part to tackle the root causes of inequal...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Pupils and prisoners have been helped by a community group that launched campaigns to provide computers and books.
The Grateful Bread rallied supporters, who paid for 20 Chromebooks for children and donated boxes of books to Westgate inmates.
The gro...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Trench and road works in Hamilton Parish mean a road closure will be extended, the Ministry of Public Works said.
A notice said traffic will be affected until November 19.
It said: “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists that the ong...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A road to be renamed in honour of Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal winner will be closed for more than an hour next Monday for a photoshoot.
The Ministry of Public Works said that Corkscrew Hill in Devonshire would be used as a backdrop for photogr...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
At least ten years of experience in a senior police role is an essential requirement for the island’s next Commissioner of Police, according to an advert for the post.
The job description said that the successful candidate will be someone who is serv...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Flora Duffy was hailed a national hero as she returned home yesterday for the first time since she won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
It was a day of celebration for the entire island as Bermuda welcomed its most successful athlete with a reception fit ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
People lined the roads to show their support for Olympic gold medal hero Flora Duffy when she returned home to Bermuda.
A motorcade made its way from the airport through eastern parishes, across to Warwick Academy via Darrell’s Wharf and back into Ha...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Bermuda Coast Guard team towed children to safety after their fishing boat took on water.
The rescue came after a beachgoer saw people waving sticks and shouting for help.
The Department of Marine and Ports Services said that a member of the public...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter