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The City of Hamilton renewed its call to retailers and restaurants to apply for wheelie bins.
About 150 bins have been distributed so far this year, after the City announced they would soon become mandatory.
The scheme is intended to reduce the numbe...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Environment
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News Staff
All postal locations will be closed for three hours on Wednesday so that employees can attend a full staff meeting.
The Bermuda Post Office announced the closure will take place from 8.30am to 11.30am.
A spokeswoman said: “The BPO notes that regular ...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
Middle and senior school girls are invited to take part in an essay contest to mark International Women’s Day.
Participants are to write a 200-word essay answering the question: “What does female empowerment mean to you?”
The contest is being organi...
DATE: Feb 24, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
Firefighters were called to a tree fire in Sandys this evening.
The blaze, near Sandys 360, caused a flurry of activity on social media, but the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service said it was quickly extinguished at about 6.40pm.
DATE: Feb 23, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
The 2019-20 Budget Statement is under way.
Curtis Dickinson, Minister of Finance, is making his maiden Budget presentation in the House of Assembly.
The Royal Gazette is providing a live stream and text updates on this page, as well as Twitter updat...
DATE: Feb 22, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s new soldiers started work on their foot drill and learnt more about rifles as they hit the halfway mark of their first week of training today.
The soldiers hit the parade ground for their foot drill and skill at arms inst...
DATE: Feb 21, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
Four Bermuda National Trust properties are featured in commemorative stamps issued by the Bermuda Post Office.
Waterville in Paget, Devondale in Devonshire, Springfield in Sandys and Bridge House in St George’s are pictured on the stamps which can be...
DATE: Feb 21, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
The island’s newest soldiers joined up for the first of this year’s two Recruit Camps.
A total of 25 men and women were issued their uniforms and kit as they prepare for a tough two weeks of new style basic training in Recruit Camp Alpha.
Private Le-...
DATE: Feb 18, 2019
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Other
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News Staff
Consultation on a planning blueprint for Bermuda will end in March, Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, announced today.
The draft Bermuda Plan was published in December and after the consultation period will go to a tribunal to be finalised.
Mr...
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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News Staff
Police warned yesterday that fake $50 Bermuda banknotes are in circulation.
A police spokesman said ten of the fakes had been seized by police in the past ten days.
He added: “Employees are once again advised that if counterfeit cash is detected duri...
DATE: Feb 13, 2019
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Other
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News Staff