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A tugboat was damaged while berthing a cruise ship at Dockyard last Sunday.
The incident occurred at about 9.30am as the Norwegian Pearl was being manoeuvred into position by the tugboat Faithful.
According to a spokeswoman for Marine and Ports, the...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Visitor arrivals are still heavily down on pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest statistics.
Figures released by the Bermuda Tourism Authority show that there were 52,000 air arrivals in the third quarter of this year – down from almost 90...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
“It’s a wonderful day – perhaps the best day of the year in Bermuda.”
That’s how retired soldier Sumner “Chip” Waters described Remembrance Day, which was marked in Bermuda and around the world yesterday – the anniversary of the end of the First Worl...
DATE: Nov 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Businesses and residents in Hamilton are advised that trash collections have been rescheduled because of tomorrow’s Remembrance Day public holiday.
The last collection today will take place at 5pm and there will be no trash collection tomorrow.
There...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s farmers appear to have been shut out of a planned vertical-farming industry — one of the Government’s central initiatives to revive the economy.
At a press conference yesterday, Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy, confirmed that the ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
One person was injured after a bus swerved off the road and into a trench yesterday, according to police
The accident happened just after 4.30pm on North Shore Road in Devonshire, near the former Clayhouse Inn.
Rush-hour traffic was heavily backed up...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents are wearing their poppies with pride ahead of tomorrow’s Remembrance Day ceremony.
Members of the Bermuda Regiment were out in force on the streets of Hamilton handing out the paper flowers and collecting donations for the Bermuda Legion — ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government is coming under pressure from MPs in Britain to legalise same-sex marriage.
In answer to a question in the House of Commons last week, David Rutley, the parliamentary under-secretary for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Mothers and fathers looking to improve their parenting skills can link up with a host of organisations and care professionals at a parenting exposition this week.
The expo, part of the Government’s Nurturing our Nation: Imperfect Parenting series, w...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students planning to take the International Baccalaureate have the chance to broaden their horizons — by studying overseas.
Places are available at 18 United World College campuses around the world, including Thailand, Tanzania, Japan and India.
The ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan