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A large pile of trash dumped outside the Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility over the holiday weekend has angered members of the public.
The waste was removed from the area by yesterday morning, but on social media several people highlighted the pile ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
After the marathons she planned to run in 2020 were cancelled, Anna Laura Hocking gave herself a challenge as a way to keep active: run 2,021 miles in 2021.
Tomorrow, she will complete that challenge as she runs the last ten miles, accompanied by som...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier and a civilian suffered serious facial injuries after their motorbikes were in collision in the West End last night.
Police said a man leaving the RBR Coast Guard headquarters in Sandys and a man on a motorcycle trave...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Air Canada is to halt flights to the island next month because of the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
An Air Canada spokesman said the airline would suspend services between Toronto and Bermuda from January 9.
The spokesman said: “Air Canada continue...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Rough sleepers were given shelter over the festive season after a fundraising effort by a new charity.
The organisation – called home – launched a bid at the beginning of this month to raise $50,000.
The goal was to provide accommodation for the more...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s TV channels were knocked off the airwaves on Monday and yesterday.
Patrick Singleton, the BBC’s chief executive, said the firm’s ZBM and ZFB channels were down from last night until about 2pm.
He added: “One of the ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than $35,000 was raised in the annual MOvember men’s health fundraiser.
Twenty-two participants, competing as individuals and teams, grew moustaches and held fundraisers for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre event, which far exceeded its tar...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Firefighters rushed to the Walker Arcade in Hamilton yesterday morning in response to reports of smoke coming from the building.
A spokesman for the service said that when officers arrived at the Reid Street side of the property, they did not find a ...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The victim of a Christmas Day fatal road crash was a top employee who cheered up colleagues and customers, a senior staff member at the Mid Ocean Club said yesterday.
Dimitri Frias, the general manager in training at the Tucker’s Town club, said Denn...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Christmas Day rescue mission was launched by Marine and Ports staff after a freighter lost power hundreds of miles off Bermuda.
Two Department of Marine and Ports Services tug boats were sent to help the 18,321-tonne Suomigracht and helped it dock ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan