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Bus services ground to a halt yesterday in what was said to be a show of support for mechanics who had earlier downed tools.
The problem, which began at lunchtime, was resolved before 3pm, when vehicles headed back out with school runs the priority. ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s part in bringing tennis to the United States has been profiled in The New York Times.
Mary Ewing Outerbridge, born in America to Bermudian parents, discovered the game at her family’s home on the island — and took the sport back with her to...
DATE: Mar 15, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St George’s has been tentatively approved to receive a police station of its own — “especially if the plans to develop the town come about”, national security minister Wayne Caines told MPs on Monday.
Addressing Parliament at the close of the Budget ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hamilton mayor Charles Gosling has held his fire on the option of a protest resignation over impending legislation that would defer city elections and confer extra powers on the Bermuda Government.
According to electoral rules, this May would mark th...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dockyard has proven itself as a viable alternative port to Hamilton’s docks — although strong winds hampered the offloading of containers yesterday for safety reasons.
The West End prepared at short notice for the MV Oleander, which was able to unloa...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It was midwinter in March yesterday as 3.51 inches of rain lashed Bermuda by 9pm.
But the downpour, which lasted most of the day, was a welcome boost for tanks that were beginning to run dry after one of the calmest Februaries on record.
Before yeste...
DATE: Mar 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ewart Brown, a doctor and former premier, said last night that he was “very pleased, but not at all surprised” by a United States court’s decision to throw out a civil case against the American-based Lahey Clinic in which he was alleged to be a co-co...
DATE: Mar 13, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Crayton Greene, a champion fisherman whose camera business stood as a landmark for local photographers, has died at the age of 88.
Originally from Boone County, West Virginia, Mr Greene was a self-professed “hillbilly” whose angling career started mo...
DATE: Mar 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Howard Charles, a farmer and animal lover who died on Thursday aged 69, was “born, bred and unfortunately passed in Devonshire”, Progressive Labour Party MP Christopher Famous said yesterday.
A lifelong carriage driver, Mr Charles’s life was claimed ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2018
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Ruth Paynter, a businesswoman and icon of Hamilton Parish known as Aunt Ruth, has died, aged 94.
Her sister, Eva Hodgson, a historian and social activist, said the owner of Landfall restaurant and Clear View suites and villas was also a devout Christ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell