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The island’s population was 63,908 last year – a drop of just ten on the figure for 2018, the latest Registry General figures have revealed.
The figures also showed that women outnumbered men by 2,398 at the end of last year.
Walter Roban, the home a...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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An artist will launch her latest book at the opening of a showcase of her work this evening.
Nicky Gurret’s exhibition – Floral and Earth Art – will run at the Bermuda Society of Art gallery until December 9.
The opening event will take place from 5...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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A Bermudian company has been awarded a $2.9 million contract to install solar panels on the roofs of four Government buildings.
The panels are expected to save the taxpayer $500,000 a year in energy costs.
David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, a...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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Police seized a handgun and ammunition after a major operation at the weekend, it was revealed today.
Two men – a 28-year-old and a 26-year-old – were arrested as a result of the raid.
The semiautomatic pistol was found at a house on Elliott Street i...
DATE: Nov 12, 2020
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A vaccine for Covid-19 could be available to Bermuda as early as next month, the health minister has revealed.
Kim Wilson said the UK had pledged to share some of its stock of vaccinations for the illness with its Overseas Territories when they beca...
DATE: Nov 11, 2020
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News
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The trial of a man charged with smuggling gun components into Bermuda got under way in Supreme Court yesterday. (MON)
James Rumley, 38, pleaded not guilty to three counts of importation of parts of firearms.
The offences are alleged to have taken pla...
DATE: Nov 10, 2020
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News
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An 18-year-old man today died after his motorbike was in collision with a car.
Police said the rider suffered a serious head injury and was unconscious when emergency services arrived at the scene.
He was rushed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospit...
DATE: Nov 08, 2020
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News
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A motorist was taken to hospital for treatment tonight after they suffered an apparent head injury in a car crash.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service added the injury was not believed to be life-threatening.
He said the accident, involving tw...
DATE: Nov 07, 2020
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News
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News Staff
The annual MarketPlace Christmas Parade will go ahead on November 29, the grocery store chain announced today.
A spokesman for MarketPlace said the parade, scheduled to start at 5pm, would be modified to take account of Covid-19 regulations.
Seth Stu...
DATE: Nov 05, 2020
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News
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News Staff
A graphic designer created her first children’s pop-up book as part of a lifelong interest in three-dimensional art.
Jasmine Hendrickson, 30, shone a spotlight on the Bermudian Aquarium Museum and Zoo with her new book, Let’s go to the Aquarium – A P...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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News
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News Staff