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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
A popular bar and grill has temporarily closed due to a chef testing positive for Covid-19.
In a post on its Facebook page, Divots, at Belmont Hills, said: “To our amazing guests. Divots Bar and Grill will be closed for a period due to one of our che...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Construction has started in the East End that will bring a businessman’s restaurant empire to St George’s.
Marico Thomas, who took up part-ownership of the old George & Dragon pub in February, confirmed yesterday that he had started renovations on th...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
High winds and heavy rain are expected today but the island is expected to escape the worst of Hurricane Larry, forecasters said.
The Bermuda Weather Service said yesterday a Tropical Storm Warning was in force and the Category 2 hurricane was still...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first Harbour Night events since the Covid-19 pandemic hit were a “resounding success”, the organisers said today.
Kendaree Burgess, the chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce, added the traditional Wednesday night entertainment had b...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A slow return to normal working may have made hotel staff reluctant to take part in the Bermuda Industrial Union’s strike action, the head of the sector’s association has said.
Stephen Todd, the chief executive officer of the Bermuda Hotels Associati...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two men appeared in court on Friday charged with an attempted murder in St David’s last week.
Daquan Williams, 25, and Delun Fishenden, 22, appeared in Magistrates’ Court in connection with the shooting of Isaiah Creighton, 22.
They also faced an al...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 12-year-old schoolboy did not hesitate to take up the challenge to mow 50 lawns for free.
Now, after three and a half years and 50 lawns mowed, Aaron Lugo Jr said he hoped to start his own lawn care company.
Aaron added: “Before this challenge I di...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A stay-at-home father of two has called for increased safety measures on the roads after he narrowly missed a collision with a motorcyclist and later saw that same cyclist involved in a crash.
The father, who asked not to be named, added that riders...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A drink driving motorcyclist who hit a car and a street light was yesterday banned from the roads for 18 months.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Kyle Arkell, 25, was riding on South Road in Paget when he tried to turn left at its junction with Southcot...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson