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A dispute over a roadside hedge near an accident hotspot could end with the landowner being ordered to move the bushes.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, told MPs on Friday that the best solution might “appease the majority o...
DATE: May 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A motorcycle dealership yesterday sounded the alarm over people riding motorbikes with dangerous crash helmets.
Now Cycle Care on Hamilton’s Dundonald Street has launched a scheme where old helmets can be traded in for discounted new ones.
Steven DeC...
DATE: May 15, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has been asked to join an international virtual conference to mark the one year anniversary of the murder of a Black man by a policeman in the US state of Minnesota.
Racial Reflections, Remembrances and Reckoning will feature a panel of e...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Bermuda Red Cross has launched an appeal to help the victims of an ongoing volcanic eruption in the Caribbean.
The relief will be sent to the residents of St Vincent as they continue to withstand the effects of the La Soufrière volcano.
The volca...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The leader of a charity for struggling families yesterday stressed the need to have reliable mental health resources as the island entered a full year handling the coronavirus pandemic.
Sandy De Silva, the executive director of The Family Centre, sai...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A mother who started fundraising in memory of her late teenaged son said she was “humbled” when she received $3,428 in donations in less than a week.
Antoinette Burgess said that the Kijani Burgess Dream Award made more than a quarter of their $10,00...
DATE: Apr 10, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A restaurant group will donate 500 meals to families tomorrow as part of a pledge to feed the less fortunate throughout the year.
Take Five Limited will cook and deliver Easter-themed meals to the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Bermuda, which will g...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Campaigners for victims of sex abuse have backed proposed legislation designed to target “revenge porn”.
Laurie Shiell, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, said that the law would be a step in the right direction – but added that the ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcycle rider was injured yesterday after a crashed truck caused a pile-up.
A police spokesman said the truck hit a wall at about 10.15am as it headed west and downhill on Parsons Road in Devonshire, near its junction with Roberts Avenue.
The c...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A campaign group yesterday appealed for Customs duty on feminine hygiene and childcare products to be axed.
Social Justice Bermuda said the Government should remove taxes from menstrual products and infant products to help relieve the financial burde...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson