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A series of signs were erected on East Broadway yesterday morning in protest over new Covid requirements, set to come into effect later yesterday.
The signs together read: “Unite Bermuda. Do not comply. SafeKey is SlaveKey”.
Eugene Dean of the press...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A century-old Burnaby Street building could get a new lease on life, according to a recent planning application.
The application, submitted earlier this month, proposes restoring The Arcade with a combination of retail and residential spaces.
Acc...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s public libraries today warned that they had suffered problems receiving calls from some customers.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Libraries and Archives said the adult and youth libraries had experienced problems with calls from One Co...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians have been asked to do what they can to support the people of Haiti in the wake of a deadly earthquake in the Caribbean nation.
David Burt, the Premier, said this afternoon: “The people of Haiti have once again experienced a devastating ear...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A plant to turn salt water into fresh water in the East End is planned by the Bermuda Land Development Company.
The BLDC has advertised for a contractor to install and run a new reverse osmosis plant in St David’s.
A notice from the quango said: “The...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A stretch of Harbour Road will be temporarily closed to traffic later this week as part of work to repair a damaged wall.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the section of Harbour Road between Highwood Lane and Lover’s Lane would be cl...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Buildings in the West End – including the historic Moresby House – could be turned into holiday rental properties.
West End Development Corporation planning applications, filed this week, proposed changes of use for Moresby House and the Star of Indi...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two local sports clubs are set to get a financial boost thanks to the Clubhouse 25 Bar and Lounge.
The concession, located at the Ocean View Golf Course, has committed to supporting the Wolves Football Club and Flatts Victoria Cricket Club by adding ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Power firm Belco has applied for permission to lay underwater cables in Castle Harbour.
A planning application showed cables stretching from Coney Island Road, near the Coney Island Bridge and Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club field, to Stone Crusher Corner,...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after he crashed into a road sign late on Saturday night.
A police spokesman said that officers responded to reports of a serious single-vehicle traffic collision on Crow Lane in Pembroke shortly before 11...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes