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The upcoming Christmas and new year holidays will affect trash collection across the island, the Government has warned.
This year’s Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays will be observed on Monday and Tuesday next week.
As a result, any trash schedul...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A seniors charity and clinic patients were given a total of 150 turkeys as part of a giveaway organised by Bermuda Healthcare Services.
A spokesman for the clinic said that 120 turkeys were given to patients on Saturday, while another 30 were donated...
DATE: Dec 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Boxing Day tradition is set to return to Court Street for the 15th consecutive year as volunteers deliver a hot Christmas dinner to those in need.
Regina Peniston, who organises the annual event, said she hopes to feed more than 100 people this yea...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Food prices continued to surge in September with the Consumer Price Index reporting an increase of more than 10 per cent year-on-year.
Prices in the fuel and power sector also increased by 15.2 per cent, compared with September last hear.
Overall, th...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Amendments to add frozen bread to the list of items that can be imported without duty fees have been approved by the House of Assembly on Friday.
The Customs Tariff Amendment (No 4) Act 2022 modified the tariff code to include frozen bread in the sam...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government will create a new board to lead the island’s Workforce Development Plan, the House of Assembly heard.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour and Economy, told MPs that the new Workforce Development Advisory Board would “carry out the cr...
DATE: Dec 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Residents in St David’s have called on the Government to halt the development of a proposed medical waste facility in Southside and order an independent environmental impact assessment.
Terlena Murphy, a spokeswoman for the pressure group Concerned C...
DATE: Dec 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Traffic on the Swing Bridge in St George’s will be reduced to one lane temporarily so that the condition of the bridge can be evaluated.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works stated that a condition assessment and load rating would be carried ou...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
St George is getting into the Christmas spirit with a series of activities promising to bring new life to the old town.
The St George’s Stakeholder Committee has released a schedule of events to take place in the town in the coming weeks including an...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Families at the Transformational Living Centre were treated to a Thanksgiving lunch today courtesy of staff from Ariel Re.
The Thanksgiving turkey lunch was delivered by the company’s charity committee as a surprise to the mothers and children at the...
DATE: Nov 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes