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The Government is looking to lease out a building near the entrance of the former TN Tatem Middle School.
According to a recently published procurement notice, the Government is looking to lease Windfall Cottage on Middle Road in Warwick.
The notice ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian pilot passing over the island caught footage of a lightning storm over Bermuda last week.
Sebastian Brisson, a private jet captain, said that he recorded the footage 47,000ft above the island on Wednesday evening as he flew from Europe to...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s Pride parade is set to return to Hamilton this month as part of a weekend of activities celebrating the island’s LGBTQ+ community.
OutBermuda, Bermuda’s only LGBTQ+ focused charity, said that this year’s event will include a parade, parties...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sirens are expected to be heard across the island over the next two weeks as trainee firefighters take to the streets for emergency driving instruction.
A spokesman for the Ministry of National Security said: “The public should be aware that during i...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The One Bermuda Alliance has questioned what steps are being taken to accelerate passport applications, which have slowed to a crawl this year.
Jarion Richardson, the Shadow Minister of Labour and the Cabinet, said that while the Government has blame...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority has blamed “critical deficiencies” at Belco for an island-wide 2020 blackout in a highly redacted report.
The report found that the main causes of the outage were the failure of an unnamed system and that certain circuit ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government is seeking bids to install energy-saving solar panels on more than 30 public buildings.
A request for proposal issued this month asked companies to submit bids for the “design, supply of materials, permitting, installation, commissioni...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A charity aimed at helping the homeless in Bermuda has opened its new headquarters in North Hamilton to offer clients a “triage and care-management centre”.
Denise Carey, CEO and executive director of Home, said: “As we approach the end of our first ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Stargazers were wowed by an unusual light in the skies over Bermuda on Thursday night — sparked by the passage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket over the island.
The rocket, launched from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida last night, is intended to se...
DATE: Jul 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Canadian firefighters have helped to address staffing shortages within the fire service, but long-term solutions are still needed – according to the Bermuda Fire Service Association.
While spokesmen from the organisation said that staff shortfalls co...
DATE: Jul 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes