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The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest soldiers today started to settle into two weeks of tough training.
The group of 16 – 14 men and two women – arrived at Warwick Camp and were issued their uniforms and kit.
They were also briefed on Covid-19 precaut...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Ministry of Public Works is on the look out for a firm to examine the condition of the Swing Bridge in St George’s.
According to a Request for Proposal issued on February 4, the Ministry wants to engage an engineering firm to conduct a “detailed ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s parks are being destroyed by bike riders who cause erosion and “deep ruts” in pathways, according to a leading conservationist
David Wingate added that the needs of cyclists and pedestrians were “incompatible”, and that bikers should be...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than $20,000 was raised for charity on Saturday in the 53rd annual Gas-O-Rama event organised by the Hamilton Lions Club.
A spokesman for the club said they had been able to sell 4,000 raffle tickets in addition to other donations.
He said: “It...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two civil servants have been recognised for their “exemplary service” to the island’s agricultural output.
Thomas Sinclair and Maxwell Dill were presented with Public Service Excellence Awards last week by David Burt, the Premier.
They head up govern...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Diana Maya, a senior florist at the Exclusive Flowers store on Reid Street, and Deelight Kelly, prepare bouquets ahead of Valentine’s Day today.
The store had shipped in hundreds of red roses in anticipation of a rush on orders, but challenges to s...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A senior man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this afternoon after a crash in Pembroke.
A police spokeswoman said officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision involving a car on Curving Avenue at about 1.30pm.
She said: ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of 14-year-old boys in Bermuda were inspired to help reduce “poverty in paradise”
DATE: Feb 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity aims to spread the love on Valentine’s Day through a fundraising campaign with a romantic stay at a luxury hotel up as a prize.
Family Centre’s #VirtualValentine asked the public to send an eCard to loved ones with a donation to the Family ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 40-year-old airport employee has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering after police seized a large amount of cash at the terminal, it was revealed yesterday.
A police spokesman said Operation Columba was launched after the discovery of the...
DATE: Feb 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff