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Police are appealing for witnesses to a rental bike crash – where the driver could not be found.
At 4.30am today, police attended the accident involving the rental cycle, on North Shore Road near the junction of East Point Lane.
A police spokesman sa...
DATE: Nov 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government plans to create a vertical farming industry on the island have been put on hold after the overseas company behind the scheme reported massive losses.
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation had partnered with Florida-based Kalera ...
DATE: Nov 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Refunds for people who prepaid the controversial $40 Travel Authorisation fee before it was ended early are getting refunds – but the process will take up to two months.
It was announced in the Throne Speech that the TA system would end on November 1...
DATE: Nov 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A charity fundraiser aims to go off with a bang by giving donors the chance to detonate an historic cannon.
The National Museum of Bermuda yesterday launched the Donate to Detonate event to raise funds for its educational programmes, exhibits, publi...
DATE: Nov 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A cardboard boat building challenge is to see students compete against each other in a “sink or swim” race gala.
The National Aquatics Centre event involves students aged 9 to 12 building a craft from just cardboard and duct tape.
Teams of up to five...
DATE: Nov 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Dutch sailor – visiting Bermuda for the 35th time – aims to prove that people do not need a large bank account to be great seafarers.
Martijn Dijkstra, who has sailed to Bermuda aboard either Rotop or Prinses Mia, said he lived on about $2,000 a ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The winners have been announced for the Bermuda National Trust’s student art competition, sponsored by the insurance firm Sompo International and entitled “Bermuda Roots”.
Artwork from primary, middle and senior school students was judged by artists ...
DATE: Nov 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
David Burt remains “convinced” in Bermuda’s commitment to fintech even as the crash of a major Bahamas-based cryptocurrency trader stoked doubts globally on the industry.
The Premier has taken to social media in the aftermath of the implosion of FTX ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 68-year-old man died after a single vehicle car crash in the early hours yesterday.
Just after 4am, police received a report of an incident east of the junction of Watch Hill and South Road in Smith’s.
Shortly after they arrived they found an unr...
DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An overhaul of a government water mains, expected to last four months, has begun on Parson’s Road in Pembroke.
The Ministry of Public Works said the existing trunk main had aged beyond its useful life, leading to a “significant” daily loss of water.
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DATE: Nov 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell