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Haitians are “crying out for help” from Bermudian charity Feed My Lambs Ministry following the devastating earthquake that shook their country on Saturday.
Phillip Rego, the Bermudian who launched the charity in 2009 to serve the people of Haiti, i...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A pair of new permanent secretaries have been appointed, the Head of the Public Service announced today.
Derrick Binns said Marva-Jean O’Brien, recently seconded as the secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses, has become the...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian artist living in the US said he was shocked after a sculpture he created for an outdoor art show was damaged in an arson attack.
Jordan Carey, 25, created the artwork depicting two Gombey dancers for an exhibition in Congress Square Park,...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sea-level rise and more frequent and intense weather events pose the greatest climate change threat to Bermuda and the other British Overseas Territories, according to a new report.
The UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership released the repor...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda Pride is to throw a beach party to celebrate the island’s LGBT people and supporters.
The organisers of the group said: “The founding principles of Pride are community and togetherness.
“Whilst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has meant that w...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Issues affecting the housing, wellbeing and safety of Bermuda’s seniors were discussed during a recent government-led visit to an independent living complex.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors was joined at Dr Cann Park in...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An appeal has been launched by Bermuda Red Cross for those impacted by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The Caribbean country suffered the 7.2-magnitude quake just before 9.30am local time on August 14. The death toll has reached 1,249.
A spokeswoman...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Pembroke man has been fined $800 and banned from the roads for 18 months after leading police on a chase around the streets of Hamilton.
Aaron Albuoy, 37, admitted in Magistrates’ Court to driving dangerously on July 29.
The court heard that at 10a...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A police crackdown on road offences is in line to be extended for another three months, Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley revealed yesterday.
Mr Corbishley added Operation Vega, launched in July, could also be boosted by an increase in fines ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An ambitious plan for a home for at-risk mothers and children is “rounding the last corner”, the charity leading the effort said yesterday.
Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity Bermuda said another $50,000 was needed for the finish...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan