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An appeal has been made for the public to help a “warrior” dog and her five puppies that were rescued by an animal charity over the weekend.
The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a post on its Facebook page that the tea...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A North Hamilton businessman with a flair for clothing styles became a “fashion inspiration” for events such as the Miss Bermuda pageant and fashion festivals.
Antwon Kent’s Zig Zag Boutique, which he owned from 1994, sold a range of clothing and ser...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Changes to garbage pick-up schedules during next week’s holiday were announced today.
In the City of Hamilton, a spokeswoman said that normal collections would take place for residents on Wednesday with the last collection for businesses and bars on ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A $10,000 donation was made from a thrift store to pay for maintenance of a home to help women and their children.
Funds from the Habitat ReStore were handed over to the Transformational Living Centre for Families to cover maintenance support.
Ha...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Regulatory Authority has blamed “critical deficiencies” at Belco for an island-wide 2020 blackout in a highly redacted report.
The report found that the main causes of the outage were the failure of an unnamed system and that certain circuit ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Brownlow Place, who turns 106 tomorrow, did not just see Bermuda change from a rigidly segregated community to a modern democracy, he was at the centre of many of the changes through his family’s newspaper, The Recorder. This week he shared his memor...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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Police have named Jahmel Blakeney, 40, as a motorcyclist killed after a three-vehicle collision on Middle Road in Devonshire late on Wednesday night.
The death of the son of former MP and Progressive Labour Party Cabinet minister Glenn Blakeney was t...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Hamilton docks will close early today so that workers can honour a long-time colleague.
A public announcement was made by Polaris Holding Company, which counts the city’s dock operator Stevedoring Services among its subsidiaries.
It said: “The manage...
DATE: Jul 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Myrtle Edness, who celebrated her 108th birthday on Sunday, has a simple tip for long life — swim and exercise.
Born on Ord Road before moving to Somerset as a little girl, Ms Edness (née Deshield) and her siblings, Lillian and Gerald Jr, attended P...
DATE: Jul 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The Government is seeking bids to install energy-saving solar panels on more than 30 public buildings.
A request for proposal issued this month asked companies to submit bids for the “design, supply of materials, permitting, installation, commissioni...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan