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A host of local celebrities will face a public dunking as part of a fundraising effort for Big Brothers, Big Sister’s of Bermuda.
The Dunk Tank fundraiser, to be held as part of the City of Hamilton’s Summer Sundays event at Victoria Park, will featu...
DATE: Jul 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Buildings that once held generators at Belco’s Pembroke plant have begun to disappear as the energy provider’s asset retirement project progresses.
The demolition work began in the wake of the completion of the North Power Station, which allowed seve...
DATE: Jul 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have urged the public to come forward with information about the murder of Rudy Smith on the tenth anniversary of his disappearance.
Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith said that Mr Smith was first reported missing on July 9, 2012, with the...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A hotel developer has been given the green light to erect gated fences over several roads at the St George’s Club despite almost 50 objections from area residents.
The application proposes that fencing be placed on Rose Hill Street and Somner Lan...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The minister of home affairs must reconsider a previously rejected planning application, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Jeffery Stirling had applied to build six two-bedroom residential units on a lot on Hallett Crescent in Pembroke, but was turned dow...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who conspired to smuggle three dozen vials of drugs into Bermuda hidden in shampoo bottles has had her appeal against conviction thrown out by the Supreme Court.
Lencia Berkeley was found guilty after a trial in Magistrates’ Court, but launch...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A coordinator behind the Government’s Heritage Month events has been recognised with the Public Service Excellence Award for June.
Carlita Lodge, culture affairs programme manager with the Department of Culture, was nominated for the award for her wo...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Those who have lost their lives at sea were remembered during wreath laying ceremony off the coast of St David’s.
The Annual Memorial Service of the Guild of the Holy Compassion, held on Friday, was able to return to the water for the first time sin...
DATE: Jul 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of employers in breach of health insurance rules have fallen year-on-year after a surge in 2020 caused by Covid-19, according to a recent report by the Bermuda Health Council.
The BHeC’s Employers Compliance Annual Report 2021 found that t...
DATE: Jul 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda has been unaffected by a wave of flight cancellations by British Airways, according to Skyport.
Long lines were reported at Heathrow Airport this week as 30 flights were cancelled from today’s schedule due to staffing shortfalls.
However, a s...
DATE: Jul 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes