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A popular playground in Hamilton Parish is awaiting repairs on some of its equipment.
The climbing frame at the Shelly Bay playground is to be put back in service “as soon as possible”, the Ministry of Public Works announced this week.
The ministry d...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Jose Ramos, who had been reported missing, has been found safe and well, police said this afternoon.
Mr Ramos, a 47-year-old Azorean national, was last seen at about 10pm on Sunday at the Front Yard on Front Street, Hamilton.
Police confirmed that he...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man’s lifeless body was discovered at 11am yesterday by police in the Blue Hole Park area of Hamilton Parish.
The sudden death is under investigation after an on-call doctor attended the scene and pronounced the man dead at about 1pm.
Anyone with i...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s digital business was highlighted this week in the island’s first in-person tech summit since 2019.
The fourth annual summit was presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency with the Government’s economic development department and ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sea of memorial poppies ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11 appeared at the entrance to Hamilton over the weekend.
The installation created by artist Nicky Gurret at the Crow Lane roundabout was hailed as “eye-popping” by the Department of Park...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pembroke residents will face four months of piped water cuts after the government discovered a water mains is no longer viable.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, admitted there had been “significant” water loss “every min...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton businesses have been invited to get creative for the festive season in the city’s annual Christmas Window Decorating Contest.
Size is not a factor, according to marketing co-ordinator Sideya Dill, who said the most beautiful display could be...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The creation of a gender affairs council after nearly a decade of lobbying has been applauded by the Centre Against Abuse.
The move will “transform lives in Bermuda”, according to Laurie Shiell, executive director of the centre.
The council, to have ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Devonshire couple were on cloud nine this week after capturing an image so bizarre that the man who photographed it thought people would doubt his sanity.
“I’m glad my wife was with me, because otherwise nobody would believe it,” Keith Purvey told ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “department wide meeting” will be held tomorrow from 9am to noon by all staff at the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, a spokeswoman advised.
It will affect services including community centres, the tennis stadium, softball diamond and DYS...
DATE: Sep 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell