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A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walton Brown, who paved the way for a Commission of In...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An under-fire shipping agent whose discount meat deliveries failed to materialise on time has announced that a consignment had arrived on the island.
Kevin Simmons, of Ekko Trading Bermuda in New York, who had faced a barrage of criticism from disapp...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother and son team have turned their home into a festive spectacle with a 15-foot-long Christmas village that spans two rooms.
Jane Smith, 65, and her son, Roger, 43, spent two months and more than $7,000 to create the display in their Southampton...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two major property deals carried out more than 50 years ago were fraudulent, a hearing into allegations of land grabs ruled.
A report from the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses said that several men were part of a “criminal conspiracy” ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Police will enforce the new curfew and issue fixed penalty tickets to offenders, it was warned last night.
Lawrence Scott, the acting national security minister, said that the curfew — from 12.30am to 5am — would start tonight and run until January 2...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Trash collection schedules will be changed next week because of the Christmas holidays.
Trash normally collected on Monday will be picked up on Wednesday, and Tuesday’s waste will be collected on Thursday.
Wednesday’s waste will be collected on Decem...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Both burners at the Tynes Bay incinerator are back in operation, it was announced tonight.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said that the second burner was returned to service last weekend.
Mr Furbert added: “The team of engineers hav...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former ballroom that has fallen into disrepair could be in line for major renovations.
The Ministry of Public Works has asked for expressions of interest to renovate and run the Grade 2 listed building in Admiralty House Park.
The Pembroke landmark...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pastor has signed a deal as the co-ordinator of the Gang Violence Reduction Taskforce until next August.
A notice in the Official Gazette said that Leroy Bean was contracted at $125,116 a year between September last year and August 2022.
Mr Bean wa...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An engineer from the Chinese builder of the new 30-strong electric bus fleet will be based in Bermuda for three months to help staff in their transition to the vehicles.
A government spokeswoman said: “The Ministry of Transport will ensure that the s...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
