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A double hit from hurricanes did little to increase below-average rainfall for the year, the Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday.
The BWS had recorded 37.48in since the start of the year – more than 7in below the average of 44.63in for the same pe...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A pair of Uighur men brought to Bermuda from a US jail in Cuba have said they hoped to move to Canada to be with their families.
Salahidin Abdulahad and Khalil Mamut have asked for permission to follow their wives and children to Canada.
But the Cana...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has sunk a lawsuit over the failed sale of a refurbished boat.
Sean DeSilva had offered Adam Gibbons and Ryan Heyrana the “all-inclusive” price of $15,000 to bring in the 1979 20ft Aquasport centre console from Florida, and give it ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Work to restore one of the island’s East End parks is scheduled to continue tomorrow.
The St George’s Foundation has teamed up with the Department of Parks, airport operator Skyport, the St George’s Rotary Club and the Meyer Group to clear the area a...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian man has been jailed for more than three years in England after he admitted threatening two people with an imitation shotgun.
Jahkiel Samuels, 35, pleaded guilty in Nottingham Crown Court to a charge of possessing an imitation firearm with...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton and island chefs cooked up three nights of entertainment over the weekend at the Taste of Bermuda festival.
The drive-through event, held at the city’s Par-la-Ville car park, offered guests fresh food and cocktails along with mus...
DATE: Oct 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest soldiers began their military careers yesterday with the start of recruit camp.
A total of 36 rookies arrived at Warwick Camp to start two weeks of training designed to prepare them for life as a soldier.
Private T...
DATE: Oct 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Blind people have struggled to adapt to Covid-19 health and safety conditions, a charity said yesterday.
Vince Godber, of Vision Bermuda, said people with sight problems had been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic and many had struggled to adjust...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda Post Office staff have been praised for their hard work in the face of a global pandemic.
Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said in a speech to mark World Post Day that the continued work of staff over the past eight months ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sail training charity for young people has “sailebrated” the youngsters involved in the programme at two special events.
Endeavour Community Sailing praised the hard work of pupils from five schools after they completed the Endeavour graduate summe...
DATE: Oct 07, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes