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The upcoming Christmas and new year holidays will affect trash collection across the island, the Government has warned.
This year’s Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays will be observed on Monday and Tuesday next week.
As a result, any trash schedul...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Weeks praised the work of the island’s customs officers after a visit to operations at the LF Wade International Airport.
The Minister of National Security said cutting the flow of illegal drugs and weapons into the country was a priority of ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Minister of National Security has received kudos after he came to the aid of a passenger who suffered a seizure on a Bermuda-bound plane.
Jeff Baron, a former OBA MP and senator, said the incident happened on Friday while he was on the Delta...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A young bald eagle that arrived on the island in March was still on the hunt this autumn, according to the Bermuda Audubon Society.
The society said the predator was last spotted over the Mid-Ocean Golf Club in mid-November.
In the autumn edition of ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental groups have launched formal objections in an effort to halt the construction of a parking lot and events lawn on a national park.
The Bermuda Audubon Society and the Bermuda National Trust have objected to the proposal’s use of the sout...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A seniors charity and clinic patients were given a total of 150 turkeys as part of a giveaway organised by Bermuda Healthcare Services.
A spokesman for the clinic said that 120 turkeys were given to patients on Saturday, while another 30 were donated...
DATE: Dec 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Birdwatchers are set to have a busy week as 25 citizen scientists with the Bermuda Audubon Society carry out the annual bird count.
The weeklong event started on Wednesday, with the main count day taking place on today.
A spokeswoman for the society ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Boxing Day tradition is set to return to Court Street for the 15th consecutive year as volunteers deliver a hot Christmas dinner to those in need.
Regina Peniston, who organises the annual event, said she hopes to feed more than 100 people this yea...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager involved in the senseless fatal stabbing of a grandfather has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
Shae-Unni Smith, 19, from Sandys, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of manslaughter in connection with the 2021 killing of Dua...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl has had his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeals despite new evidence put before the court.
Jamel Simons, 39, was found guilty last year in Magistrates’ Court of the sexual assault of a 15-year...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes