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Designated drivers will be offered complimentary alcohol-free drinks on Friday nights this month in a bid to combat drink driving.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council said it would offer free “zero proof cocktails” to customers at the Pickled Onion on F...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A family has donated $5,000 to support an early intervention programme for public schoolchildren run by the Bermuda Education Network.
Andrew Sooboodoo, the chief risk officer at Fortitude Re and a director of the Bermuda International Long Term Ins...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A double whammy from a virtual shutdown of the cruise industry by Covid-19 and increased costs has forced the closure of a glassworks in the West End after 22 years.
Alan Avery, the co-owner of Dockyard Glassworks, explained that the bulk of business...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A restaurant is to close its doors for the last time on New Year’s Eve as the Little Venice Group prepares to take over the property.
The team behind Tempest Bistro in St George, known for its French homestyle food, said it had no immediate plans to...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The number of people in need of help from the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas giveaway has tripled in some areas since last year, the charity said yesterday.
Captain Kendacy Barnes said that registration numbers for the charity’s four locations aro...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The public today united to celebrate the talents and achievements of people with disabilities.
The UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked with much fanfare as a music-filled motorcade made its way from the Mid-Atlantic Wellness ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 500 seniors will receive gifts this weekend as part of the 22nd annual Seniors’ Appreciation Day.
The event, run by Carol Clarke, in partnership with the Bermuda Overseas Missions, will be held as a drive-through for the second year running...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Reporter Sarah Lagan covered the December 2 protest for The Royal Gazette. Five years later, she looks back on the chaotic and frightening events of that day.
Chaotic, frightening and heartbreaking are just a few words that sum up the events of...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Cruise ship passengers will still disembark despite an extension clause that could allow on-board casinos to operate 24 hours a day, the Bermuda Tourism Authority said yesterday.
Charles Jeffers II, the chief executive of the BTA, said: “Ideally we w...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
About 200 meals were served to people in need as part of the Hamilton Princess Hotel’s contribution to the spirit of Christmas.
The dishes were donated to the Salvation Army’s Booth’s Bistro, in the charity’s headquarter’s on North Street, Hamilton....
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan