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A revamped basketball court for Pembroke Community Club was reopened by David Burt with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
The court, behind the Casa dos Acores Community Centre, has fresh basketball backboards, hoops and rims.
The job was taken up by ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Garbage collection over the Christmas and new year holidays will run on a reduced schedule, the City of Hamilton announced.
The last collection before Christmas will run on Saturday, with trash to be bagged and in place by 4pm.
There will be no pick-...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Volunteers are welcome for Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s clean-up drive in the aftermath of a family-friendly Christmas Day tradition on the South Shore.
The impromptu gathering that sees hundreds of people celebrate Christmas at Elbow Beach is not organ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tireless “ambassador for Hamilton” retired yesterday after 40 years on the job.
Ronnie Tacklin, who kept watch over Queen Elizabeth Park as a gardener and custodian for the Corporation of Hamilton, told The Royal Gazette: “I call this my church wit...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s oppressive past allows a special insight into Nelson Mandela’s legacy, says the writer who worked with the legendary South African leader on his autobiography
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fishing industry group has served Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, with a request to discuss “revising the methodology” for a controversial marine conversation plan.
The letter from the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda, sent yesterday, sugge...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A government official urged fishermen to “come back to the table” after a major representative group snubbed an offer to join conservation talks.
A response to a letter of objection sent out on Thursday by the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda also...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda appears to lack a definitive policy when it comes to the handling and disposal of medical waste, according to a waste management company.
It comes against a backdrop of dismay at the East End, where St David’s residents oppose the constructio...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The sights and sounds of Court Street are ramping up for Christmas, with the popular street market yesterday followed by late-night shopping this week.
The street went pedestrian from Victoria Street to Tills Hill from noon until 6pm, with vendors an...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A panel of five independent litigation guardians has been named to represent young people in the island’s courts.
The group comprises Catherine Sousa, Sharon Apopa, Lyndon Jackson, Lashonna Smith and Susan Adhemar, according to the Official Gazette.
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DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell