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The Fairmont Southampton was lit up last night to mark 50 years since the hotel first opened its doors.
The hotel welcomed its first guests at a gala event on August 17, 1972.
As part of this week’s anniversary celebrations, the lights in a number of...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Guinea pigs and rabbits are being released into the wild in increasing numbers and are creating a potential environmental threat, according to the SPCA.
Kate Terceira, executive director of the charity, said they had seen a rise in reports of pets, i...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team from the British Virgin Islands visited Bermuda this week to learn more about how the island handles its waste.
Marlon Penn, BVI Minister of Health and Social Development, Petrona Davies, permanent secretary for the ministry, and Albert Gillin...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Friends and family this weekend bid farewell to Ranville Thomas Sr, a father, pastor and restaurateur behind the Jamaican Grill, who died at the age of 79.
Mr Thomas was remembered as a calm, humble and generous man in a ceremony filled with song and...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Spirit of Bermuda joined other vessels to help to launch a tall ship event in New Hampshire.
The ship took part in the Portsmouth Parade of Sail on Thursday, celebrating the start of the 2022 Sail Portsmouth Festival.
The Spirit of Bermuda, along...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Belco has warned motorists that workers are set to continue trenching work on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s on Monday.
The project, set to continue until September 9, involves opening up holes to pull cables through the newly installed conduits.
A...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Volunteers took to the Warwick Railway Trail yesterday in an effort to clean up litter and waste.
A spokesman for the community group Bermuda is Love said six people lent a hand for the cleanup, which took place on the Camp Hill/Riddell’s Bay area of...
DATE: Aug 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The lack of a specialist ear, nose and throat surgeon on the island could cost lives, according to the Bermuda Medical Doctor’s Association.
The organisation, which represents Bermuda’s physicians, also warned that deficiencies in the system to compe...
DATE: Aug 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who said he was denied a fair hearing by the Commission of Inquiry about the loss of land in Sandys through alleged fraud is set to have his case heard again as he seeks a judicial review.
Robert Moulder told the Supreme Court earlier this summ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents of public school students will soon be contacted about a plan to offer them funds to help with back-to-school expenses.
The proposal was originally announced last month by David Burt, the Premier, with parents or guardians to receive $150 per...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes