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A great great grandmother celebrated a century of life with a special motorcade past her home.
Phyllis Somersall was visited by four generations of descendants, including her two great-great granddaughters, and friends, who joined the cavalcade.
Davi...
DATE: Oct 26, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda-based Bacardi has donated $10,000 to the Flora Fund to help aspiring Bermudian athletes achieve their dreams.
Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy cycled to the Bacardi global headquarters on Pitts Bay Road to collect the company’s contribut...
DATE: Oct 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A plant nursery will not sell Christmas trees this year because of a shortage of the traditional fir trees in North America, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Julie Greaves, the general manager of Aberfeldy Nurseries in Paget, explained that a combinatio...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The overworked team at the island’s main coronavirus testing lab got a break after a restaurant chain owner donated meals to staff.
Carika Weldon, the head of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory and her staff were given trays of sushi and fresh vege...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A charity focused on the wellbeing of seniors has moved into a new headquarters.
Ministers and MPs from across the aisle welcomed Age Concern into their new headquarters near Admiralty House in Pembroke yesterday.
Many of them who were aged 50 and ol...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
It was a heartbreaking tweet – 74 words that summarised the lives of many young children around the island.
“Covid started when Tau was 3, he is 5. He’s never experienced playing on the school field with other classes, sports day, he doesn’t even kno...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An animal hospital is to give free yearly check-ups to therapy animals at a centre for the disabled.
WindReach came to the agreement with CedarTree Vets after Lucy Richardson, the head veterinarian, gave the charity’s equine herd their annual vaccina...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A public holiday to mark Olympic gold star Flora Duffy’s historic win has been welcomed by family and friends.
Charlie Duffy, the father of the 33-year-old triathlete, said that he was “beyond proud” when his sons told him that October 18 was to be F...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Technology innovators who helped the public adjust to the Covid-19 pandemic have been asked to enter a Government awards scheme.
The Economic Development Department has opened its nomination period for this year’s Tech Awards.
Raymond Jones, the dire...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A national holiday in honour of Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy was declared yesterday.
The Government announced that October 18 would be Flora Duffy Day in recognition of the triathlete’s success at Tokyo 2020 and the World Championships.
Ms D...
DATE: Sep 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson