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A One Bermuda Alliance claim that the Government has misrepresented the inflation rate yesterday sparked a war of words.
Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, said that the figures produced by the Cabinet Office “just don’t add up”.
But Wayne Furbert, ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A nine-year-old girl was yesterday hailed a hero after she rescued her drowning father from a swimming pool.
Zoe Oduntan was swimming in the pool with her father, Richard and brother, Eli, when Mr Oduntan got into difficulties and sank to the bottom....
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A special Christmas version of an open air concert series is to be held next week.
The Creatives Live! concert will feature the Bermuda Carollers on the steps of City Hall in Hamilton.
The event, organised by the Department of Culture, will showcase...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 50 homeless people live rough on the streets – including some who have college educations and hold down jobs, a new charity has said.
Now the group – home – has launched a fundraising campaign to help get the island’s homeless into shelter ...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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General
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Gareth Finighan
Aaron Williams could only imagine what it must be like to be homeless and sleep rough every night.
But in the few months since he became a case manager for the charity home, his eyes have been “well and truly opened” to the hardships that the homeles...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A panel of international jurors has been lined up for the 2022 Bermuda Biennial art exhibition.
A spokeswoman for organisers the Bermuda National Gallery said the theme of next year’s exhibition will be “A New Vocabulary: Past. Present. Future” and w...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two men have been taken to hospital tonight after apparently being overcome by toxic fumes while working in a tank.
The men were found unconscious in a tank on Radnor Road, in Hamilton Parish, shortly before 7.30pm.
Fire Service personnel and an ambu...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A female motorcyclist was injured after a collision with a van on North Shore Road in Pembroke this morning.
The accident happened shortly before noon at the junction of North Shore Road and Band Room Lane.
A police spokesman said the motorcyclist s...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Santa Claus paid an early visit to the island last night when he took part in the annual MarketPlace Christmas Parade.
Hundreds of spectators lined the route as a fleet of more than a dozen vehicles snaked its way through Hamilton.
The parade had st...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
North Hamilton was bustling yesterday afternoon as crowds of shoppers snapped up Christmas bargains at the Court Street Market.
More than 60 retailers set up stalls on the street, which was closed to traffic for the afternoon. Rena Lalgie, the govern...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan