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Flora Duffy was hailed a national hero as she returned home yesterday for the first time since she won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
It was a day of celebration for the entire island as Bermuda welcomed its most successful athlete with a reception fit ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A hike in electricity bills sparked by increased fuel prices will make life tougher for families that already struggle to cover the basics, a charity head warned this week.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director of Family Centre, said some families l...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Front Street building that housed a bar and nightclub has been put up for rent.
Gibbons & Outerbridge, the real estate firm that owns and manages 93 Front Street, where the Dog House bar and the Café Cairo nightclub once operated, said the business...
DATE: Oct 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley is overseas for personal reasons, it was confirmed yesterday.
A police spokesman said Darrin Simons, the deputy commissioner, had taken over the top job on a temporary basis.
The Official Gazette said Mr Simo...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A restaurant business gave back to the island’s young people to the tune of $2,000 through sales of a custom summer drink.
Take Five, the parent company of takeaway firm Buzz, gave a boost to the Mirrors Alumni and Friends Association with the procee...
DATE: Sep 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Staff shortages are expected to hit garbage collection over the next few weeks, the public works ministry warned last night.
A spokeswoman said residential waste collection would continue but it was “impossible to guarantee service every day under th...
DATE: Sep 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Work on a shelter for homeless women and their children got a major boost that will “help put us over the finish line”, according to Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity Bermuda.
The Habitat ReStore in Hamilton this week donated $6...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Calls came from across the island for a lasting tribute to Bermuda’s new Olympic gold medal winner Flora Duffy.
Readers contacted The Royal Gazette in the wake of Ms Duffy’s historic win in the women’s triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26.
Ed ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Auditor General today launched a scathing attack on Government bookkeeping warning of more than 160 years of financial statements in arrears by the end of the present financial year.
Heather Thomas said she was “exhausted hearing backlog audits a...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Court Street merchants last week toasted the success of a July 25 open-air market with a giveaway of prizes to shoppers – including a 65-inch TV donated by an area business.
Gary Augustus, one of the organisers and proprietor of the Soul Food Grill &...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell