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Bermuda’s digital business was highlighted this week in the island’s first in-person tech summit since 2019.
The fourth annual summit was presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency with the Government’s economic development department and ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian providing humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine has described hearing missiles explode only a few blocks away from him.
Jason Rhind, 36, moved to Ukraine in May with the US charitable organisation Task Force Yankee to help transport and d...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Preschoolers visited the Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club for a daytime trick-or-treating excursion.
Monsters and superheroes from First Friends Nursery and Preschool took the big red train to the hotel.
Members of the Princess’s leadership team ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A sea of memorial poppies ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11 appeared at the entrance to Hamilton over the weekend.
The installation created by artist Nicky Gurret at the Crow Lane roundabout was hailed as “eye-popping” by the Department of Park...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Pembroke residents will face four months of piped water cuts after the government discovered a water mains is no longer viable.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, admitted there had been “significant” water loss “every min...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A sailor who was washed overboard while taking part in this year’s Newport Bermuda Race drowned despite efforts by his crew mates to rescue him, according to an investigation into the tragedy.
The report also concluded that it was unlikely that Colin...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Plans to create additional parking spaces for a Pembroke development have been rejected by the Development Applications Board.
The application by West Hamilton Ltd proposed additional rock cuts at 71 Pitts Bay Road to allow for the creation of parkin...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The annual fundraising effort to support Bermuda’s war veterans got under way yesterday when Rena Lalgie, the Governor, made a donation in return for the first Remembrance Day poppy of this year’s campaign.
Ms Lalgie was presented with the poppy by 9...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
If there is one thing that everyone in Bermuda uses, it is electricity.
That’s why Bermuda’s energy regulator wants to hear from as many people as possible as it works to set new pricing frameworks in a rapidly changing environment.
Fixed price Bel...
DATE: Oct 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Customs officers are unable to protect Bermuda’s borders because of a lack of staff and equipment, according to documents obtained by The Royal Gazette.
Officers have filed more than 50 complaints with the Bermuda Public Services Union, ranging from...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan