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The island’s first Olympic gold champion and a record-breaking sportswoman was officially honoured by the Princess Royal yesterday.
Dame Flora Duffy was recognised for her services to sport.
She was appointed a Dame in the New Year’s Honours list 11 ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three law graduates have joined a trainee programme at a prominent island legal firm.
Kinika Armstrong, Jeffrey Blair and Ryann Hollis have joined Appleby’s two-year training programme.
Brad Adderley, Appleby’s Bermuda managing partner, said: “I am p...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Residents in St David’s have called on the Government to halt the development of a proposed medical waste facility in Southside and order an independent environmental impact assessment.
Terlena Murphy, a spokeswoman for the pressure group Concerned C...
DATE: Dec 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian author and historian was also a prolific freelance journalist — and one of the driving forces behind an alternative voice in Bermuda media.
James Ziral was a journalist and editor at the weekly Bermuda Times, which ran from 1987 to 1996 a...
DATE: Dec 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The smell of fresh Christmas trees is in the air at the Heron Bay MarketPlace, where shoppers thronged for the latest shipment of evergreens.
The Southampton store set up a Christmas Wonderland at the site of the old Sousa’s Landscaping across Middle...
DATE: Dec 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “gentle, respectful option” for bereaved pet owners to inter their pets has won support from its first customers.
The service, Solace Aquamation (Bermuda), offers an eco-friendly alternative to burial.
“It’s been a long slog, but we are there,” sai...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A labour of love for a popular Hamilton venue came to a close yesterday with a celebratory roof-wetting ceremony for the new Pier 6 complex on Front Street.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, told the gathering outside the former cruise ship ter...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Traffic on the Swing Bridge in St George’s will be reduced to one lane temporarily so that the condition of the bridge can be evaluated.
A notice from the Ministry of Public Works stated that a condition assessment and load rating would be carried ou...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lecture exploring Bermuda’s role in the two world wars will be held at 6.30pm today at the Bermuda National Library.
The presentation will be made by veterans’ advocate Carol Everson, of the Bermuda Legion.
The Royal Gazette incorrectly reporte...
DATE: Nov 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The community is being encouraged to think of those less fortunate to mark Giving Tuesday today.
The annual event, which is held in more than 150 countries, seeks to raise awareness of charities in the run-up to the holiday season and to encourage pe...
DATE: Nov 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan