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Bermuda’s Olympic hero Flora Duffy got a surprise gift from the Government at Christmas.
Ms Duffy was given the old Corkscrew Hill sign after the steep and winding road was renamed Flora Duffy Hill to honour her triathlon achievements at home as well...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Police will enforce the new curfew and issue fixed penalty tickets to offenders, it was warned last night.
Lawrence Scott, the acting national security minister, said that the curfew — from 12.30am to 5am — would start tonight and run until January 2...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Both burners at the Tynes Bay incinerator are back in operation, it was announced tonight.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said that the second burner was returned to service last weekend.
Mr Furbert added: “The team of engineers hav...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The jury is in for this year’s Christmas Short Story Contest – and the competition was fierce.
But the winners have been chosen, as well as some honourable mentions, and the lucky winners will today learn that they can pick up the plaudits – and thei...
DATE: Dec 17, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A civil servant tasked with the creation of a service standards training programme was today announced as the winner of last month’s Public Service Excellence Award.
Ashjuana Thomas, the talent management partner at the Department of Employee and Org...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The ruling out of surprise road breath test checkpoints was last night criticised by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, said the need to give advance warning of the road blocks lessened the ef...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Road users on Harbour Road will face two sets of lane closures when repairs start on a second area of wall later this month.
The news came as the Ministry of Public Works announced that work on the road between Lover’s Lane and Highwood Lane in Paget...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A new fund inspired by Olympic champion Flora Duffy to back future athletics stars has got off the starting blocks, it was announced today.
The Flora Gold Fund was set up with initial support from rum firm Gosling’s.
The company will continue to don...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
More support to help cultivate artists and others in the creative fields, a One Bermuda Alliance would-be MP said today.
Dwayne Robinson, a former senator and the approved candidate for Southampton East Central, said that Government help was often ai...
DATE: Nov 27, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
More than $35,000 will be split between nine charities from the sales of a traditional calendar by fuel firm Rubis.
Jermaine Simons, the firm’s sales manager, said it was hoped the donations from the 2021 calendar would be a help, especially in the d...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor