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The historic Perot Post Office on Hamilton’s Queen Street reopened yesterday after a major refurbishment.
Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said the renovated post office will now be the home of the Bermuda Philatelic Bureau, which u...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man caught riding a motorcycle with three passengers, including two children, was fined $2,500 and banned from the roads for a year yesterday.
Keevon Smith was pulled over by police with another man and the man’s two children also on the bike.
Seni...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Airbnb hosts each made about $18,800 each last year, figures released by the vacation rental website have revealed.
The company announced that 23,700 people booked vacation rentals in Bermuda through the online service in 2018.
A spokesman added the ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2019
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Dutch merchant vessel has turned towards Bermuda after a crewman began to suffer respiratory issues.
The MV Rolldock Sea contacted the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre minutes after 10pm last night to say it was steering towards the island becaus...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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A Bermudian actor and singer has joined the Marvel Universe — and came in for some punishment.
Daniel Frith won a role in Netflix’s The Punisher and will take a beating at the hands of the show’s anti-hero.
But the New York resident said his appearan...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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The City of Hamilton dodged a $30 million bullet after London’s Privy Council found in its favour in a dispute over a guarantee for a failed hotel project, the mayor said yesterday.
The Corporation of Hamilton had guaranteed an $18 million bridging l...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Several of Bermuda’s spas are offering half-price treatments next month as part of a new Spa Month initiative launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority.
A BTA spokesman said hot stone massages, aloe vera body wraps and deep hydrating treatments will ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2019
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Tourism
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Southampton Parish Council has invited the public to join a nature walk through the Vesey Nature Reserve next weekend.
The walk, scheduled to start at 3pm on Sunday, was designed to promote health and fitness.
A spokesman for the council said: “The ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2019
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Environment
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The family of a woman killed in a boat crash in Bermuda have launched legal actions in Britain over her death.
Mary McKee, 62, from Christchurch, New Zealand, died on June 1, 2017 after the inflatable boat she was travelling in was struck by a speedb...
DATE: Jan 21, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Defendants in Magistrates’ Court will have to smarten up their act after a style guide was issued by the island’s senior magistrate.
Juan Wolffe said he was forced to issue a dress code for court after a drop-off in standards. Out go clothes that are...
DATE: Jan 21, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes