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A barge has been brought in to help with roadworks on Harbour Road – something the Government ruled out last month because it would cost $8,000 a day.
On Tuesday morning workers on a construction barge appeared to be tearing away pylons that had been...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Volunteers from the Garden Club of Bermuda decorated the landmark Birdcage for Christmas – but their work was removed within hours after it was claimed it was a traffic hazard.
A spokeswoman for the club said the display at the Front Street fixture i...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service has again asked the public for help in finding missing teenager Saphire Wainwright.
Saphire is described as brown complexioned and about 5ft 8in with heavy build, weighing about 220lb.
She was last seen around 11.15am on Sa...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A hydroponic farm fuelled by renewable energy could soon be introduced to the island, according to a recent job listing.
The listing – published by Executemps Ltd on behalf of Cardinal Farms Ltd on Wednesday – sought an electrical manager for a “comp...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
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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CATEGORY:
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