359 results returned for search: "" category "General" author Sékou Hendrickson
The US House of Representatives has unveiled a room to honour a former Bermuda barber who became the first Black person to win a seat in Congress.
House members met descendants of Joseph Rainey this month to open the Joseph H Rainey Room in the US Ca...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Staff at power company Belco donated more than 1,000 bags of food and supplies to families in need as part of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Belco’s Valentine’s Day food drive saw the company’s employees spread the love by filling hampers with supplie...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers are to guard Buckingham Palace and other Royal sites in the UK for the first time.
Six soldiers from the RBR will fly to London tomorrow and later join forces with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment for four weeks of public ...
DATE: Feb 07, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Schoolchildren with a talent for art have been awarded a total of $1,825 in prizes from an art competition.
The Bermuda National Trust chose 14 winners out of 172 entries for its 2021 Student Art Competition on the theme of My Bermuda.
Karen Border, ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A sports day for adults has raised a $1,270 donation for an autism charity.
The annual Off Level Games, organised by games company Off Level BDA, saw 16 teams go head to head in dodge ball, bubble football and other competitions.
The winning team, wh...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A team of Bermudian runners yesterday completed a gruelling three-day Antarctic marathon to raise cash for an island charity.
The Bermuda Penguins — Phil Martin, Andy McComb and Mark Harris — crossed the finish line after they faced unpredictable wea...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A runner geared up to compete in an Antarctic charity marathon has been forced to pull out after she tested positive for the coronavirus.
Anna Laura Hocking, who landed in Bellinghausen Bay in Antarctica this morning, confirmed on Facebook that she w...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
New uses are being sought for two former railway stations each dating back to 1931.
The Ministry of Public Works advertised for tenders for lease of property for Harmony Hall railway station in Paget and the Riddell’s Bay station in Warwick.
The leas...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
UK Coastguard officers have mounted a training exercise with the Royal Bermuda Regiment Coast Guard and other emergency services.
The exercise was led by Commander Phil Bostock, the HM Coastguard Operational Lead, Overseas Territories Search and Resc...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A historic park once brought back fond memories of her childhood to Germaine Trott.
But the Spanish Point resident said the run-down state of Admiralty House Park in Pembroke now reduced her to tears.
Ms Trott, 83, who has lived in the area her entir...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson