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A Bermuda banknote believed to be the first bill in the world to feature a portrait of the Queen is expected to fetch £500 when it goes up for auction today.
The five-shilling note was printed in October 1952, eight months after the Queen ascended t...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Paediatric doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will not be available after today, according to the health department.
Current stocks of the vaccine — which has been available to children from the age of 5 since February — will expire at the end of this mo...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
World famous spy James Bond will be making a special appearance in Hamilton next month.
The City of Hamilton will be hosting an open-air screening of the film No Time to Die at Barr’s Bay Park on June 25.
The film, starring Daniel Craig as 007, will ...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Homeowners are being advised to trim trees close to electricity cables ahead of hurricane season, which starts on Wednesday.
Energy provider Belco said that the majority of power outages are caused by downed trees — and that the problem is preventabl...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Charitable rest homes hit by the Covid-19 pandemic have received a welcome cash injection totalling $200,000.
The donation to four rest homes was made by the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association, and will be used to buy medical equipment and person...
DATE: May 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A programme that teaches youngsters how to care for the environment has been given a $10,000 cash boost.
Waterstart, which provides students between the ages of 12 and 18 training in water-based disciplines, conservation and marine science, received...
DATE: May 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A tour company has assured conspiracy theorists nervous about booking a cruise to the island next year not to worry — they’ll get their money back should the vessel disappear in the infamous Bermuda Triangle.
Holiday Maker Travel made the tongue-in-c...
DATE: May 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Traffic-calming measures have made a notorious accident black spot safer, it has been claimed.
Rumble strips placed on the approach to the junction of Zuill’s Park Road and South Shore Road in Smith’s have slowed traffic significantly, according to L...
DATE: May 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Another person has died from Covid-19 in the past week, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus to 138.
In a statement, Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, last night extended her condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, ...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A flight from Ghana to the US had to divert to Bermuda on Monday after a passenger died on-board.
The United Airlines 997 flight left Accra late on Sunday night, bound for Washington’s Dulles Airport.
According to news reports, the passenger began st...
DATE: May 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan