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The public works ministry has confirmed work has started to clear flood-prone canals.
The news came after the The Royal Gazette last week highlighted the plight of an elderly man, Francis Jeffers, whose caregiver could not get to his house because of...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Meteorologists spotted possible tornados off the coast of the island during yesterday’s bad weather, the Bermuda Weather Service has revealed.
The news came after a severe weather warning was issued as the island faced gale force winds.
Mark Guishar...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Nine new cases of the coronavirus have been logged, health officials announced last night.
There are 25 active infections with two people in hospital, one in intensive care, and 22 people being monitored by public health officials.
Ten of the cases ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pilot project to restore endemic trees through micro forests and teach young people about conservation has put out its first shoots.
The Bermuda Zoological Society launched the BZS Micro Forest Project this month with financial backing from reinsu...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A baby swing at a public park has been fixed for the third time this year, the public works ministry said yesterday.
A spokesman for the ministry said a new technique had been used to fix the swing at Shelly Bay Park in Hamilton Parish.
He added: “T...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A team of landscapers began tearing out casuarina trees and other invasive plants yesterday as part of a renewed world heritage restoration project at Ferry Point Park.
Thanks to funds raised over the past year, the St George’s Foundation, in partn...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to join a new maritime defence programme which protects against illegal fishing and other unlawful activities.
The Blue Shield programme is a UK government initiative designed to provide comprehensiv...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Furious neighbours of an elderly woman attacked in her home chased three masked raiders from the scene after they heard the victim scream for help, it was revealed yesterday.
One woman from nearby Turkey Hill, St George, said: “Half of us are scared ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former education Permanent Secretary yesterday questioned if she would ever face a Progressive Labour Party disciplinary committee over her opposition to the closure of a historic primary school.
Ellen-Kate Horton, a veteran PLP member who was thre...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Priest sharing, hosting secular events and attracting youth organisations were all scenarios explored to address the financial crisis at St Peter’s Church.
A meeting was held last Saturday by supporters of the St George's institution, the oldest cont...
DATE: Nov 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan