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The Bermuda Road Safety Council has called on motorists to not drink and drive so they can “arrive alive”.
A BRSC spokesman said: “The summer months always bring about a festive mood. Often linked to that is an increase in the consumption of alcoholi...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A busy hurricane season is still on the cards, despite a lack of storms near Bermuda so far this summer.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week in a mid-season update there remains a 65 per cent chance of an abov...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to demolish a historic building linked to National Hero Mary Prince have been modified after a series of objections.
The former Watlington House – used by Ocean View Golf Course as a warehouse – was set for demolition as part of plans to build ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has shut down rumours of a Covid-19 lockdown spread through a viral e-mail.
A Government spokeswoman branded the rumour “malicious nonsense” and added that there was no truth to the rumour “which seems to be spreading via a fake Govern...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to add four storeys of residential units to a Front Street building have been refused by the Development Applications Board over traffic concerns.
William Frith Ltd had proposed an expansion of the Frith Building, located at 57 Front Street, to...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton has promised to invest in major upgrades to its wastewater system to keep waste out of the ocean and further prevent “greaseballs” on South Shore.
Patrick Cooper, City Engineer, said the municipality will purchase and install two...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian jewellery store worker has become a fully certified Rolex Watchmaker after completing his final exams in Switzerland.
Phillip Anderson II was accepted into the Rolex Watch Technical Programme in 2018 through a partnership with Rolex Baham...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke sports club hopes to install almost 300 solar panels as part of a redevelopment project.
The proposal by the Western Stars Sports Club - the home of the eponymous cricket club and Dandy Town football club - would complement already-begun ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A judge has overruled a decision by the Senior magistrate to order the Crown to pay the legal expenses of a man accused of speeding.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe made the order after prosecutors failed to provide a witness statement from the officer...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have renewed a call for witnesses to a fatal stabbing four years ago.
Jahkobi Smith was stabbed on the evening of July 29, 2017, after an altercation at the wake for Jahcari Francis at the West End Sailboat Club.
Police and EMTs rendered assis...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes