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A charity for seniors has revamped its website to help improve access to services.
Age Concern said the redesigned ageconcern.bm was easier to use and that visitors would be able to view information and sign up for the charity’s programmes.
Callan Ba...
DATE: May 18, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Garden Club brought a taste of spring to Hamilton this week as part of their latest “flower flash’.
The display featured sunflowers, snapdragons and lilies at the corner of Reid and Burnaby Streets.
A spokeswoman for the club, which uses a lily a...
DATE: May 17, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Power has been restored to hundreds of East End residents after an outage this morning.
According to the Belco outline outage map, 932 customers were without electricity as of 10am, but by about 11am power had begun to be restored.
The outage came af...
DATE: May 16, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A fintech firm that promised to create a global compliance base in Bermuda and invest millions in the island is under investigation by US authorities.
The US internal Revenue Service and US Department of Justice have launched investigations into Bina...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A French yacht en route to the Azores was towed to the island yesterday after it was hit by rough weather and mechanical problems.
The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said the 40ft French boat Reve D’Oceans IV was en route from the Dominican Repub...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
International assessors are to visit Bermuda next week to survey a $2.8 million pilot boat that suffered major damage after it steamed into a reef.
A government spokeswoman said the St David, bought for $2,795,000, in 2912, was insured for $2.8 mill...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former cycle livery in Southampton could be changed into a pharmacy with a deli, according to a planning application submitted this week.
The proposal from the Bermuda Pharmacy Group, which operates the Par la Ville Pharmacy and two other pharmacie...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ramp made of Bermuda cedar has been installed at a historic church to make life easier for disabled people.
The Friends of St Peter’s Church, in St George, said the ramp to the vestry was opened last Sunday.
A spokeswoman added: “The ramp was a pro...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Busking fees for street artists will be waived this year to support the sector and cheer up the streets, the City of Hamilton announced today.
The city charges a $30 a year fee for a busking permit that allows artists to perform or display their work...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity dedicated to supporting Bermuda’s women has received a $10,000 boost for its counselling support services.
The Women’s Resource Centre has announced that Sun Life Financial recently donated the money to help the charity provide support to w...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes