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Rampant illegal dumping has fuelled a long-simmering dispute over garbage between a high-end condo development and the neighbourhood next door.
A fence and hedge appears to be the dividing line between the Cloverdale Condos in Devonshire and Ap Owen ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s Pride parade is set to return to Hamilton this month as part of a weekend of activities celebrating the island’s LGBTQ+ community.
OutBermuda, Bermuda’s only LGBTQ+ focused charity, said that this year’s event will include a parade, parties...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sirens are expected to be heard across the island over the next two weeks as trainee firefighters take to the streets for emergency driving instruction.
A spokesman for the Ministry of National Security said: “The public should be aware that during i...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate land grabs acted illegally when it changed its own terms of reference, according to a Supreme Court ruling.
Assistant Justice Hugh Southey ruled that the commission “misdirected itself” when it limited th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance has questioned what steps are being taken to accelerate passport applications, which have slowed to a crawl this year.
Jarion Richardson, the Shadow Minister of Labour and the Cabinet, said that while the Government has blame...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hot weather has brought weekly trash collection issues to a boiling point at a roadside pick-up point in Pembroke beset by a “rat community”.
The fenced enclosure, at the corner of Serpentine Road and Market Lane, also ends up “full to the brim” and ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former football coach will undergo vital eye surgery this month after a friend agreed to guarantee his loan.
Mark “Burger” Jennings, 56, said that he secured a $7,200 loan from the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association after Kevin Smith, a dear fri...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A CedarBridge Academy student has won an award after making an animated film.
Zen Marley Mello, 17, won the department of culture’s Emancipation Youth Creativity Competition with his video accompanying the poem Never Bound.
Students were asked t...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The future is looking bright for a charity that provides accommodation for homeless women and their families, thanks to a donation from a solar panel company.
The Transformational Living Centre on Parson’s Road will see its running costs reduced afte...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new airline registered in Bermuda plans to forge routes between the island and Caribbean destinations.
Freedom II Bermuda Limited was granted an Air Operator Certificate by the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority last week.
Although the fledgling com...
DATE: Aug 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan