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A renovated and revamped Pier 6 will be ready to host events this Fall, the City of Hamilton has announced.
Jessica Astwood, director of marketing and communications for the City, said: “Our engineering teams have designed Pier 6 Waterfront Complex t...
DATE: Aug 20, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work on the St George’s Marina project is under way, with the goal of the first phase being completed before next spring.
Mark Soares of Bermuda Yacht Services said yesterday that while the project was still in its early goings, work was proceeding w...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda National Trust has raised concerns about potential disturbance of graves at a Southampton church after work was carried out in the graveyard without planning permission.
Earlier this summer, St Anne’s Church sought retroactive planning ap...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team from the British Virgin Islands visited Bermuda this week to learn more about how the island handles its waste.
Marlon Penn, BVI Minister of Health and Social Development, Petrona Davies, permanent secretary for the ministry, and Albert Gillin...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Spirit of Bermuda joined other vessels to help to launch a tall ship event in New Hampshire.
The ship took part in the Portsmouth Parade of Sail on Thursday, celebrating the start of the 2022 Sail Portsmouth Festival.
The Spirit of Bermuda, along...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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