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A charitable club has made cash donations to three nursing homes as part of its public service work.
Marlene Christopher, the first vice-president and past president of Hamilton Lions Club, said Lions Club International had a tradition of using a day...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The renaming of Corkscrew Hill in honour of Flora Duffy, Bermuda’s first gold medal winner, cannot be made official until early next month.
While Ms Duffy and officials were photographed with a completed Flora Duffy Hill sign on October 18 – Flora Du...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Traffic on two lanes in Pembroke will be impacted for almost a month by work to clean the Pembroke canal.
The Ministry of Public Works said Addendum Lane and Hurst Crescent with both undergo road closures for the cleaning, scheduled to take place bet...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hospital staff will be reminded they should not wear their uniforms outside work after a staff member was barred from boarding a bus, the Bermuda Hospitals Board said yesterday.
The move came after worker said that he had been forced to sleep at the ...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was taken to hospital yesterday after her car collided with a fence.
The 38-year-old driver was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, but her injuries were said to be “not life-threatening” by police.
The incident happened about 1pm...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The AXA End-to-End will take to Bermuda’s roads today, rain or shine.
Organisers this afternoon urged participants to keep an eye on the weather forecast before setting out.
The Bermuda Weather Service has forecast rainy conditions throughout tomorro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American healthcare worker said he was delighted to be on the island after he endured mountainous waves on a solo voyage in a tiny boat from New York.
Anthony Lisske, 49, told The Royal Gazette yesterday that he had picked a good weather window fo...
DATE: Oct 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Campaigners who tried to save a historic house condemned to the wrecking ball despite its pivotal role in the formation of the Berkeley Institute are to continue their fight.
Duncan Simons of Wantley Matters, a pressure group set up to save Wantley, ...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A swimmer put himself in harm’s way after he swam behind a ferry going astern last Sunday.
The Maritime Operations Centre said: “The ferry Georgia reported to Bermuda Radio that a swimmer had attempted to cross astern of the ferry as it was moving as...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Covid-19 guidelines for sport have been changed to allow antigen testing rather than saliva testing, the Government said today.
A spokeswoman for the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said Stage 3, of the return to play guidelines, which came into...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes