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Hundreds of people marched through Hamilton Parish yesterday in a show of peace and unity.
The event was organised as a tribute to Daemon Bell, a parish resident who died after attempting to break up a fight near Shelly Bay in February.
Marchers were...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A marquee 40ft-by-5ft Bermuda sign is set to be erected in Hamilton in an effort to create photographic opportunities for visitors.
According to a recently filed planning application, the sign would be installed on a cycle parking area adjacent to th...
DATE: Jun 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two Bermudians have put their own spin on an iconic whisky mascot for a programme highlighting local artists.
Shanna Hollis and Isaiah Camara redesigned individual statues of the iconic Johnnie Walker whisky, putting their own artistic styles on the ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A senior who escaped after an explosion destroyed his house has described being plunged into darkness as his wall and ceiling collapsed around him.
But Stanley Thompson, 82, who was released from hospital yesterday more than a month after the inciden...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Alex may have had little impact on Bermuda, but it presented challenges for some boats near the island this week.
At about 8.19pm on Sunday, the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre received an alert from a 36ft sailboat, Faule Haut.
The...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Post Office has joined in celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a commemorative stamp series.
The Platinum Jubilee, marking the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, was formally celebrated in Bermuda, Britain and across the Commonw...
DATE: Jun 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An elevator engineer has died after an industrial accident at a Hamilton office, police said yesterday.
Robert Vaughan was carrying out maintenance work at Seon Place on Front Street on Tuesday when the incident happened.
According to police, Mr Vaug...
DATE: Jun 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government has failed in its bid to block a judicial review into how it signed a controversial deal without putting the contract out to tender.
The Cabinet Office ministry made a deal with Florida-based exporter Access USA in May 2021 to set up a...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Boaters have been unable to license their vessels after computer systems at the Department of Marine and Ports were sunk by a technical glitch.
Government computer systems across all ministries were disabled by an outage last month. Although the prob...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The island’s betting shops are still closed more than two months after their operating licences expired.
Four businesses were ordered to shut down on March 31 after their annual permits expired.
As of yesterday, none of the four companies had submit...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan