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People are being asked to be “conscientious and environmentally responsible” when disposing of fish waste after recent reports of scraps getting dumped on roadsides.
Waste and excess bait from locally caught fish can be discarded at sea, the Departme...
DATE: Jul 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A rediscovered account of slavery in Bermuda has shed new light on its brutality after the story was “lost in obscurity” 175 years ago.
A Narrative of the life of Benjamin Benson was written 16 years after the story of Mary Prince, a Bermuda Nati...
DATE: Jul 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Buses have returned to full capacity, including allowing standing passengers, starting tomorrow.
The Department of Public Transportation advised that the number of standing passengers allowed on a bus will vary depending on the manufacturer’s specifi...
DATE: Jul 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A popular climbing instructor who worked on the island has lost his life in a climbing accident in the US.
Bryan Caldwell, who inspired Bermudians to take up the sport, was an instructor at the Olympic Club gym.
He popularised climbing on the island’...
DATE: Jul 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Honorary Consul for Ghana in Bermuda, Ronita Teye-Botchway, has announced that the consulate is issuing visas for travel to the West African country.
The application process is online via the Consulate’s website, where applicants can upload docum...
DATE: Jul 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A holiday favourite is to be hosted again by the City of Hamilton, which has announced dates for the Christmas Boat Parade.
The procession of lit-up boats, which was disrupted by the pandemic, is set for December 10, with December 11 as a rain date.
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DATE: Jul 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two charities reaped $11,000 each thanks to an enduring fundraiser by Hamilton Lions Club.
The proceeds from the club’s 53rd annual Gas-O-Rama and raffle draw were presented to Vision Bermuda and the Bermuda Zoological Society.
Marlene Christopher, p...
DATE: Jul 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The former teacher of a murdered teenager said the killing was “a tragic, senseless loss that has a real effect not only in our community, but in the global community”.
Sophia Iris continues to teach a P3 class at Victor Scott Primary School, where h...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 26-year-old man was treated for multiple wounds after a stabbing on board a private boat, a police spokesman said.
The incident was reported at about 9.10pm on Sunday, with the victim brought ashore at Rockaway Ferry Dock in Southampton and taken b...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 24-year-old man was yesterday being treated in the hospital’s intensive care unit for potentially serious head injuries after a crash over the weekend.
According to a police spokesman a motorcycle crashed near the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo o...
DATE: Jul 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell