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Residents can “take comfort” that power company staff are prepared to tackle outages or damage caused by the impact of any storm, the president of Belco said today.
Wayne Caines added that people should look at their own safety plans as hurricane sea...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Influencers and creatives who were invited to enjoy Cup Match festivities achieved a global reach of almost 1.5 million, the Bermuda Tourism Authority reported.
The group was said to have attracted more than 8,400 engagements on social media as they ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Golfers will tee off at an event this weekend to help people affected by substance use disorder.
Michaele Parfitt-Smith is staging the Smith-Hendrickson tournament at Belmont Hills on Saturday to mark the start of Recovery Month — observed in Septemb...
DATE: Sep 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An image of a boy preparing for his first Boxing Day Gombey performance is among the winning entries in the British Journal of Photography’s International Photography Award.
Meredith Andrews, the photographer, said it was a “real honour” that her wor...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Everyone involved in Supreme Court hearings is now expected to attend in person, it was announced today.
A direction issued this morning said: “While the courts have utilised Zoom to conduct remote hearings to address the difficulties with attending ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hundreds of children will return to school next month knowing that they are well equipped for the academic year ahead, thanks to the fundraising efforts of an island organisation.
The Each One Reach One campaign, run by Gina Spence Productions, has r...
DATE: Aug 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Thousands of people took to the streets of Hamilton on Saturday in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community at the Bermuda Pride parade.
Rainbow flags, umbrellas and fans created a colourful spectacle while some supporters wore rainbow hats, tutus, beads...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A teenager is preparing to study at the oldest university in the English-speaking world after she secured a place at Oxford.
Sophia Banner, a Warwick Academy graduate, will begin her course in archaeology and anthropology in October.
She said: “I’m v...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A police officer who took legal action after he was passed over for promotion four years ago has been elevated in rank.
David Bhagwan was among seven sergeants who became inspectors at a formal ceremony this month.
It came after a ruling rejecting cl...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
About half of schoolchildren with asthma are not listed on a register of students who have the condition, a charity has estimated.
Liz Boden, co-founder of Open Airways, said that pupils should not miss out on lessons or activities because of asthma ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter