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The owners of a farm hit by a major fire said they were “optimistic” the business would bounce back.
Richard Bascome, the general manager at Westover Farm in Sandys, said the building that housed the butcher’s shop and staff housing had suffered the ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A house lost a piece of its roadside wall yesterday after it suffered a glancing blow from a trash truck.
Neighbours of the house on Hermitage Road, Smith’s said they heard a bang and saw the trash truck stopped at the roadside.
A resident in the bui...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Five Bermuda charities will reap the rewards as the global parent company of a major local insurer celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Bermuda is among ten countries on the list for a $1.4 million donation worldwide by Arch Capital Group, with the givea...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Bermuda has been confirmed, it was revealed yesterday.
Health officials said much remained unknown about the new strain but that the symptoms appeared to be mild, with effects such as fatigu...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An East End charity for children has selected its new team of leaders for the year ahead.
The Kiwanis Club of St George’s held its installation ceremony at Somers Gardens in St George.
David Burgess, a past lieutenant governor for the Kiwanis Clubs i...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Results are expected soon for more than 30 samples from suspected cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant flown overseas for tests.
A spokeswoman for the health ministry said a turnaround of a few days was expected on the samples sent to a lab in the U...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new security camera system is to be installed at Hamilton City Hall car park to help stop the theft of scores of bikes every month.
City officials said that 42 motorcycles were stolen each month on average last year - 1.4 a day - and that most were...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Questions abound on the potential threat to public health from the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was identified last month by health officials in South Africa.
The new strain was isolated in the port of Durban, the country’s third-largest city.
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DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity against alcohol abuse is again offering a free lift home to make the roads safer over Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
CADA’s “Let Us Drive” programme will run from outside the LOM Building on the corner of Burnaby and Reid Street in Hamilton ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Christmas charity drive designed to give toys, food hampers and medicines to people in need has been boosted by one of the island’s churches.
Gina Spence Productions has teamed up with Restoration Ministries in Southampton to run the event at the w...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell