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Police training could include loud noises today, residents were warned.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said officers were involved in an exercise at the Prospect headquarters in Devonshire.
The training started at 9.15am and is expected to finish...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A “major capital development” is needed to refurbish the ageing Tynes Bay incinerator, the acting public works minister said this week.
Wayne Furbert warned: “The choice is simple – we can either invest $150 million to make significant upgrades to th...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Private sector partners could be signed up to help pay for major government projects outlined in the Throne Speech, the finance minister has said.
Curtis Dickinson added it was part of his job to help develop creative ways to fund the Government.
He ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More details on a plan for a new marina in St George’s are expected to be revealed in the House of Assembly tomorrow.
Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, will give a statement on the project, mentioned in last week’s Throne Speech.
Th...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An organisation that celebrates public infrastructure innovation hailed the “new standards” set by Bermuda’s airport redevelopment project.
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships announced that the scheme was one of five winners in an ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An insurance company founder who took advantage of the work from Bermuda scheme said the move boosted her mental health as well as her business.
Ashley Hunter, of US-based HM Risk Group, added that she “absolutely loved” her 12 months on the island t...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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
An attempt by a government minister to have a civil court summons thrown out has been dismissed.
The Minister of Public Works applied to strike out a writ filed by Calvin Simons, who claimed he lost out on a promotion in the Department of Works and E...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A raffle winner will save money on energy bills and help the environment.
The Bermuda National Trust and BE Solar has teamed up to offer a solar panel installation as the grand prize in the draw next month.
A woman who won the eight-panel system last...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity leader yesterday questioned the Government’s Throne Speech announcement that it would help the third sector get loans.
Major Rob Kerr, The Salvation Army’s divisional commander for Bermuda, said his understanding was that the plan would be ...
DATE: Nov 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter