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A US actor has uncovered her ancestral link to a rebellious figure of New World history from the 1609 shipwreck that led to the settlement of Bermuda.
Allison Janney, from the acclaimed TV drama The West Wing, came to Bermuda courtesy of the US s...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Cup Match cricket clubs Somerset and St George’s were given a total of $75,000 today to help cover the costs of the annual event.
A cheque for $25,000 was presented to St George’s Cricket Club this afternoon to help cover its Cup Match costs, while ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An ongoing dig by Belco will result in a stretch of Palmetto Road being closed along with part of a junction with Parson’s Road. The closure will last until September 2.
Trenching from 7am to 6pm, including Sundays, will be in effect from Old Militar...
DATE: Jul 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An appeal has been made for the public to help a “warrior” dog and her five puppies that were rescued by an animal charity over the weekend.
The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a post on its Facebook page that the tea...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A North Hamilton businessman with a flair for clothing styles became a “fashion inspiration” for events such as the Miss Bermuda pageant and fashion festivals.
Antwon Kent’s Zig Zag Boutique, which he owned from 1994, sold a range of clothing and ser...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Changes to garbage pick-up schedules during next week’s holiday were announced today.
In the City of Hamilton, a spokeswoman said that normal collections would take place for residents on Wednesday with the last collection for businesses and bars on ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $10,000 donation was made from a thrift store to pay for maintenance of a home to help women and their children.
Funds from the Habitat ReStore were handed over to the Transformational Living Centre for Families to cover maintenance support.
Ha...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Regulatory Authority has blamed “critical deficiencies” at Belco for an island-wide 2020 blackout in a highly redacted report.
The report found that the main causes of the outage were the failure of an unnamed system and that certain circuit ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Brownlow Place, who turns 106 tomorrow, did not just see Bermuda change from a rigidly segregated community to a modern democracy, he was at the centre of many of the changes through his family’s newspaper, The Recorder. This week he shared his memor...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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Police have named Jahmel Blakeney, 40, as a motorcyclist killed after a three-vehicle collision on Middle Road in Devonshire late on Wednesday night.
The death of the son of former MP and Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister Glenn Blakeney was t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan