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A new shelter for mothers and their children will have running costs reduced after a renewable energy company donated solar panels.
Not-for-profit Sunny Side Solar has installed solar panels at the soon-to-be opened Transformational Living Centre (TL...
DATE: May 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Government MP and his daughter appeared in Supreme Court yesterday charged with misleading a public official over a dinner at a restaurant last year.
It is alleged Zane DeSilva, his daughter Zara Harper, and a third defendant, Angela Caldwell provi...
DATE: May 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Auditor General has paid tribute to a predecessor who held the position for more than 30 years.
Heather Thomas spoke out following the recent death of Larry Dennis.
Ms Thomas described her predecessor as “indefatigable”, adding: “Larry Dennis w...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A bank has donated $125,000 to charities struggling to survive over the coronavirus pandemic.
Clarien Bank has also pledged a further $25,000 a year to fund private school scholarships for Black pupils.
A total of nine charities were given windfalls ...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of nursing students will be unable to graduate from Bermuda College because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The ten were expected to complete their studies and attend a graduation ceremony this week.
But to pass the course they had to do practic...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Rotary club has launched a book drive to encourage literacy in young children.
The “From Teens to Tots” initiative will provide four primary schools – Harrington Sound, Elliot, Prospect and Victor Scott – with copies of the book A is for Afrika, S...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Until six years ago, Bermuda wasn’t on Phil Hospod’s radar as a place to visit, or invest in.
But in 2015 his journalist wife was assigned to cover the Bermuda Triangle Challenge running races for a US publication, and the Montreal native was willing...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The post office in Flatts will be closed until next Thursday because of staff shortages, the Government said yesterday.
The spokeswoman confirmed that the office had been shut down since Monday because of staff shortages.
She said: “Residents and bus...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The new owner of Cambridge Beaches said yesterday he planned to plough millions of dollars into the resort over the next few years.
But, despite his faith in the long-term future of tourism, Phil Hospod warned that hospitality businesses would strugg...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A lawyer hired by a pressure group to challenge the Government over planned Covid-19 public safety regulations has withdrawn from the case.
Charles Richardson represented Constitutional Freedom Bermuda, which argued that the regulations, to be introd...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan