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A new police office opened in the Town of St George yesterday.
The community policing office, housed in a renovated building on Somer’s Wharf, will provide a base of operations for community police officers in the Olde Towne.
Commissioner of Police S...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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A man was in police custody last night after a woman police officer was alleged to have been hit by a car after she tried to ticket the vehicle with the driver at the wheel.
A police spokesman said: “The officer was in the process of issuing a parkin...
DATE: Dec 13, 2019
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A supermarket group has donated half a million dollars to help build a new Agape House hospice.
Giorgio Zanol, the president of the Lindo’s Group, said his family had benefited from Agape and challenged others to match the company’s donation.
Mr Zano...
DATE: Dec 10, 2019
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The Department of Parks has sent out a request for proposal for concessions at several beaches and parks for next summer.
A spokesman for the Department said they are looking for qualified concessionaires to submit proposals for Church Bay, Horseshoe...
DATE: Dec 09, 2019
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Social media posts that identified a customs officer as the man at the centre of an international police investigation were wrong, a police spokesman said yesterday.
The spokesman said a 41-year-old man had been arrested in connection with an investi...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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A vehicle emissions test firm has launched legal action against the Ministry of Tourism and Transport after their contract was axed at the start of the year.
Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd filed a writ against the Minister of Tourism and Transport and...
DATE: Dec 07, 2019
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Thousands of people are expected to visit St George tonight for the traditional Bermuda National Trust Walkabout.
Christmas lights and music will fill the narrow streets of the town and historic BNT properties will be open for visitors until 9pm.
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DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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A new almanac designed to highlight when island food is at its best will be produced for next year’s Restaurant Weeks, the Bermuda Tourism Authority has said.
Glenn Jones, chief experiences development officer with the BTA, said Restaurant Weeks will...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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The Bermuda Business Development Agency failed to complete a review of its decision to refuse to release documents about an overseas company that wanted to set up shop on the island inside the legislated time limit.
But Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Info...
DATE: Dec 06, 2019
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An e-waste drive will be launched this weekend to encourage the recycling of electrical items.
The public are asked to bring old laptops, computers, cable boxes, mobile phones and other electronics to the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility to be recy...
DATE: Dec 05, 2019
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