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A 16-year-old girl sent for overseas treatment under a care order from government child protection services has died at a treatment centre in the United States, it was revealed yesterday.
It is understood the teenager died at a secure treatment centr...
DATE: Nov 18, 2019
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The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club celebrated 175 years of operation in style yesterday.
The event started, fittingly, with a sail past the club’s home on Albouy’s Point.
Commodore Jonathan Corless was joined for the occasion by Lovitta Foggo, the Minister...
DATE: Nov 18, 2019
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The head of a cancer charity is to step down after almost two decades in the job.
Gavin Arton, the chairman of Pals hopes his retirement will help the charity evolve.
He said: “Basically, I think it’s time for some fresh perspective.
“Pals is an ama...
DATE: Nov 16, 2019
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The Bermuda Airport Authority is working to address “unacceptable” outages of its recently updated $2 million Doppler weather radar system.
Since the new radar system was installed, it has suffered seven unplanned outages, most of which have been bla...
DATE: Nov 15, 2019
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Bermuda quickly bounced back from the impact of Hurricane Humberto, but some of the island’s bird species may take longer to recover.
David Wingate, a veteran conservationist, wrote in the Bermuda Audubon Society’s autumn newsletter that some bird sp...
DATE: Nov 02, 2019
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The Minister of Public Works said yesterday he expected to get a recommendation for the replacements for two bridges inside the next few weeks.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the deadline for submissions on replacements for the Swing Bridge and ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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An organisation designed to develop the booming vacation rental market has been set up.
Susan Armstrong and Andrea Brown, executive members of the Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation Home Owners, said the group could help owners with problems such...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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The Government has asked for proposals to bring an empty fire-damaged building on the edge of Hamilton back to life.
The Ministry of Public Works put out a request for proposal last Friday for a new use for Teucer House on Cedar Avenue.
The building ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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An affordable housing complex is to get two new blocks which will include a total of 28 three-bedroom homes, the public works minister said yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the extra space at the Harbourview Village in St David’s repres...
DATE: Nov 01, 2019
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Three Bermuda police officers will travel to the Turks & Caicos Islands next week to help boost the force’s capabilities.
The Turks & Caicos Weekly News said the Bermuda Police Service would “lend assistance and investigative support” to the Royal TC...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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