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The Opposition yesterday challenged the Government to give details on 15 years of concessions for developers refurbishing the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.
The remarks from Craig Cannonier, the Shadow Tourism Minister, followed the tabling on Friday of...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
People in Bermuda will join millions around the world today to celebrate the planet and its environment for the 52nd annual Earth Day.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said Earth Day had grown since 1970 into “the most prominent secular event...
DATE: Apr 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government’s health clinic in Hamilton is shut for the rest of this week after service was interrupted by a plumbing leak next door.
Public works staff said the leak adjacent to Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street would require “significant...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s active cases of Covid-19 have climbed sharply in the past week to 293, health officials reported last night.
There are now nine people in hospital, but none are being treated in intensive care. No deaths were recorded this week.
The update ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
People show a “disposable attitude” towards pitbulls, according to animal advocates.
Shelters are also getting inundated with other pets, according to Kate Terceira, executive director of the Bermuda SPCA.
Ms Terceira said the charity “wholeheartedly...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A landmark series of documentaries on Bermuda’s heritage, culture and history will return to the Government’s TV station as a tribute to its creator.
Lieutenant-Colonel Brendan Hollis, a former Commanding Officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment who die...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Supermarket chain The MarketPlace announced a charity drive for the crisis in Ukraine.
The company said it would ask shoppers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar for Ukraine, engulfed in war since its neighbour Russia invaded the former...
DATE: Apr 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity for helping young men has appealed for donations after reporting a heightened demand for assistance.
Transitional Community Services, which aids at-risk men aged 18 to 34, called for help to raise $65,000 by the end of its fiscal year on Ma...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pitbulls are getting put down in alarming numbers despite changes to the law intended to save pets from being euthanised
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two burglars have been caught on camera carrying out a smash-and-grab raid at a Hamilton jewellery store earlier this month.
• This story has been amended to clarify that the burglars smashed a window and did not smash their way into the store.
A po...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell