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A Bermuda bird conservation charity is exploring a potential name change to distance itself from John James Audubon, the anti-abolitionist slave owner it derives from.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said the conversation had begun in light of other orga...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Pembroke residents living in the shadow of Belco are fed up of talk and want to see more action taken to combat pollution and nuisance from the plant.
Last week the Regulatory Authority,
Belco, the Government and the One Bermuda Alliance all rele...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are urging people to stay away from illegal drugs after a spate of non-fatal drug overdoses.
The Royal Gazette understands that there have been at least three reported overdose incidents in the past fortnight.
It was not confirmed what dr...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Pembroke resident Adenike Carmichael’s dream home became a nightmare because of problems she believes could be a result of Belco operations. Sarah Lagan visited her at her house on Bluff Lane to hear her story.
Becoming a new homeowner was far ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A “stop work” order has been placed on a controversial project to clear an area of Harrington Sound Road that was once protected as coastal reserve.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed that the “stop work” order was signed at the S...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Waiting times of up to 20 weeks to process Bermudian passports will not be reduced until the end of this month when new staff will be in place, the Ministry of Economy and Labour has said.
The ministry said at the beginning of last month that it wou...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Work is set to start this month on a solar project at the National Sports Centre, it was announced today.
It is the last part of a three-phase project and is expected to make a 20 per cent saving on the centre’s utility costs.
A spokesman for the NS...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A motorist was clocked at travelling at 119km/h — or 70mph, the speed limit on a British motorway, the police said today.
It comes as the Bermuda Police Service released its latest Operation Vega statistics, which showed that there had been an increa...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Public Works has announced road closures in Pembroke and Smith’s because of continuing works.
There will be a partial road closure on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s from August 15 until September 9 as Belco continues to pull holes t...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A series of commemorative stamps have been unveiled honouring the 20th anniversary of the St David’s Islanders and Native Community’s Pow Wow.
The stamps, which feature vibrant images of native culture and heritage, are on sale at the General Post Of...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan