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A sail training organisation has asked for permission to set up operations at a Government-owned park.
USail said it wanted to build a storage shed and portable toilets at Harrington Sound Park in Hamilton Parish, which it planned to use as a base f...
DATE: Dec 11, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda joined the rest of the world today to celebrate Human Rights Day.
The event at City Hall in Hamilton, organised by the Human Rights Commission, Social Justice Bermuda, Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda and Imagine Bermuda, highlighted the ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A change of name for Corkscrew Hill to honour Olympic champion Flora Duffy has become official.
The old street sign was replaced with one reading “Flora Duffy Hill” yesterday to mark Ms Duffy’s triathlon triumph.
The Government announced in October t...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has named Malika Cartwright as the new director of the Department of Workforce Development.
Mrs Cartwright previously worked with the Bermuda Hospitals Board and had earlier served as the executive director of the Bermuda Hospitality I...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charter boat company has vowed to assemble a fleet for the traditional Christmas Boat Parade in less than two weeks.
UberVida announced that it would hold the event between 6pm and 8pm on December 18 in Hamilton Harbour and wanted to recruit ot...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two youth groups raised $3,500 for charity on Saturday with a carwash and bake sale in Paget.
The Bermuda Boys’ Brigade and the Church Girls’ Brigade hosted their annual Christmas fundraiser at the St Paul’s Church car park and church hall, with proc...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A landmark bandstand has a new coat of paint – with work completed two weeks ahead of schedule.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said the work was the 132-year-old Victoria Park bandstand’s first major facelift since 2007.
She added: “Work also...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Energy industry watchdogs have extended the consultation period on proposed regulations for large scale self-supply of electricity.
The Regulatory Authority said it had pushed back the deadline from Monday until January 6 because of “heightened inter...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has paid an Irish firm more than $275,000 to replace security doors at the island’s prisons.
According to a notice published in the Official Gazette, Technical Door Solutions were contracted to carry out the work at both Westgate and t...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Dozens of people took to the water at Horseshoe Bay on Saturday morning as part of a fundraising effort for the Special Olympics Bermuda.
The inaugural Polar Plunge challenged participants to race into the frigid waters of South Shore, with prizes on...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes