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The Royal Bermuda Regiment is gearing up for its February recruit camp and looking for those willing to serve.
Renee Ming, the Minister of National Security, said the RBR is accepting applications for the camp, scheduled to run from February 14 to 27...
DATE: Jan 14, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
British Airways will this week cut back on flights between Bermuda and London as the UK battles the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Skyport spokeswoman said the BA service between the island and London would be reduced from five flights a week to two from Thurs...
DATE: Jan 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has revealed more than $1.1 million in contracts related to modernisation of the water and wastewater system in St George’s Parish.
The Official Gazette said Bermuda Land Development Company paid Milhouse Engineering and Construction $...
DATE: Jan 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pair of murals created to celebrate the Black Lives Matter movement and peaceful protest were unveiled in the Hamilton yesterday.
The murals were created as part of the Peaceful Art Protest Mural Project, a collaboration between the Bermuda Nationa...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A container ship bound for New York diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after a medical emergency on board.
But the rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died.
RCC Bermuda was called at 7.30pm on M...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Attempts by Belco to have Cemetery Road closed permanently were rejected, government said yesterday.
The Pembroke road was closed to traffic in December 2018 as part of the construction of the energy provider’s North Power Plant and remained shut un...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Nikita Robinson may be known for speaking her mind on the radio – but she said she was stunned into silence after she was included in the New Year’s Honours List.
Ms Robinson said: “When they told me, my heart skipped a beat.
“I’m a woman of words ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 52nd Annual Gas-O-Rama fundraiser started its engines yesterday with the new Governor Rena Lalgie.
The fundraising event, organised by the Hamilton Lions Club in partnership with Terceira’s Rubis Service Station, will bolster two charities throug...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St George’s Foundation vowed yesterday to continue to tell the story of Bermuda’s history despite the closure of the World Heritage Centre.
The foundation will lock the doors of the Queen’s Warehouse at Penno’s Wharf – the former home of the WHC ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A turtle found stranded on a beach last weekend has died despite a major effort to save the animal, it was revealed last night.
Ian Walker, the principal curator at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, said the young green turtle found by members of ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes