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The upper veranda of the historic Commissioner’s House in Dockyard has been reopened to the public after six months of restoration work.
Work on the almost 200-year-old building — a part of the National Museum of Bermuda — was required to address rus...
DATE: Jun 14, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man is in hospital after he was stabbed in a fight in Hamilton early on Saturday morning.
A police spokesman said that at 2.50am, police responded to a report of a fight in the area of Court Street and Elliot Street involving “a number of persons”....
DATE: Jun 14, 2022
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Royal Gazette journalist was saluted by the Royal Bermuda Regiment for ten years of dedicated service.
Sergeant Raymond Hainey enlisted in the RBR in 2012 after previously serving with Britain’s Royal Naval Reserve from 1982 to 1984.
Lieuten...
DATE: Jun 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ruling that a warehouse worker was unfairly dismissed two days after his probation period had ended has been overturned.
While the Employment Tribunal found last year that Gorham’s owed David Robinson almost $19,000 for wrongful termination after h...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A marquee 40ft-by-5ft Bermuda sign is set to be erected in Hamilton in an effort to create photographic opportunities for visitors.
According to a recently filed planning application, the sign would be installed on a cycle parking area adjacent to th...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Charles Jeffers II, CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has left the BTA after just over a year in the post, it was announced yesterday.
A statement from a BTA spokeswoman said that Tracy Berkeley, the body’s chief administration officer, has been ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior who escaped after an explosion destroyed his house has described being plunged into darkness as his wall and ceiling collapsed around him.
But Stanley Thompson, 82, who was released from hospital yesterday more than a month after the inciden...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Alex may have had little impact on Bermuda, but it presented challenges for some boats near the island this week.
At about 8.19pm on Sunday, the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received an alert from a 36ft sailboat, Faule Haut.
The...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Post Office has joined in celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a commemorative stamp series.
The Platinum Jubilee, marking the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, was formally celebrated in Bermuda, Britain and across the Commonw...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who admitted setting fire to two cars in a misguided attempt to exact revenge on his estranged wife was given a suspended prison sentence.
Justice Iris pleaded guilty to causing wilful damage in the 2019 incident, which caused more than $6,000 ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes