681 results returned for search: "" category "General" author Gareth Finighan
An illiterate former slave who became an ocean navigator and bought 20 acres of land in Paget in the 1800s wanted the poor to benefit from his success.
But the act of generosity by James Richardson meant that his descendants never got to inherit the ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Royal Navy ship deployed for disaster relief and as part of the war on drugs is to spend the next month in Bermuda.
HMS Medway, a patrol ship, is due to arrive today after spending the last year patrolling the North Atlantic.
Bermuda will be h...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two men were hurt in a serious crash today.
The accident also caused road blocks and commuter delays when traffic was diverted.
The crash happened at about 6.40am at the junction of North Shore Road and Jennings Road in Smith’s.
A spokesman for the B...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Ministry of Finance offices have reopened to the public after being closed for more than a week.
A total of 21 of the ministry’s staff were ordered to work from home earlier this month and the offices on Parliament Street, Hamilton remained empty...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The owners of a luxury resort responsible for the desecration of a graveyard said they had taken steps to protect the historic site and ensure that it was maintained “in perpetuity”.
A lawyer for the owners of the Rosewood Bermuda resort and golf cou...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A collection of Bermuda banknotes from the 1960s has sold for more than $7,000 at auction.
A mint-condition ₤10 pre-decimalisation bill which was never circulated sold for $3,750 – by far the highest price tag of the 425 lots that went under the hamm...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A section of South Road will be closed to traffic from next week for repair work to be carried out.
The section, near the Paget traffic lights, will be shut to westbound traffic next Tuesday and Wednesday between 9.30am and 2.30pm so a roadside wall ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A book by a Bermudian author has been given the seal of approval by US media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
Girlcott, by Florenz Maxwell, was listed as must-read book in a recent edition of Ms Winfrey’s O Magazine.
The coming-of-age novel is set during ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Minister of Public Works yesterday defended a decision to relocate a government department to offices owned by a Progressive Labour Party MP.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch hit back after the The Royal Gazette reported yesterday that the Departm...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermudians living in London and the south-east of England can still travel home over the holiday season, despite new lockdown laws in the UK.
A Government spokeswoman today appealed to Bermudians in the UK to stick to the UK restrictions.
But she add...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan