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The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has opened new accommodation for a different type of guest – island birds.
The hotel has installed bird feeders – painted pink with white roofs to match the hotel – around its lawn area.
A spokeswoman for the hotel ...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A bid to reopen a courtroom for Supreme Court trials has started – although work was slowed by pandemic restrictions.
Magistrates’ Court 4 – used by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for several years – has not been used for more than 12 months b...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The St Regis hotel has been given the green light to move forward — a week after retroactive changes to the approved plans were rejected.
The Development Applications Board refused to grant retroactive planning permission at a hearing last week.
But ...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian nurse working on the Covid frontline in Washington DC has been recognised as being one of the top 50 nurses in the US capital.
The Washingtonian magazine highlighted Davon Adams, 31, among 50 nurses in the area as part of an Excellenc...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A temporary cut in the cost of liquor licences for bars and restaurants was toasted by the trade yesterday.
Karl Massam, the general manager of restaurant group Yellowfin and chairman of the restaurant division of the Chamber of Commerce, said the 50...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former cycle livery in Southampton could be changed into a pharmacy with a deli, according to a planning application submitted this week.
The proposal from the Bermuda Pharmacy Group, which operates the Par la Ville Pharmacy and two other pharmacie...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ramp made of Bermuda cedar has been installed at a historic church to make life easier for disabled people.
The Friends of St Peter’s Church, in St George, said the ramp to the vestry was opened last Sunday.
A spokeswoman added: “The ramp was a pro...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The developers of a new hotel were caught off guard by Bermuda’s planning regulations, documents submitted as part of an appeal to get approval for changes admitted.
Hotelco, the firm behind the St Regis Hotel in St George’s, filed a retrospective pl...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The temporary loss of a pilot boat because of damage caused by a collision with a reef will not interrupt services, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday.
A spokeswoman admitted the damage to the St David, which struck a reef north of the island l...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Busking fees for street artists will be waived this year to support the sector and cheer up the streets, the City of Hamilton announced today.
The city charges a $30 a year fee for a busking permit that allows artists to perform or display their work...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes