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The Government is looking for parties interested in a contract to provide fuel and upgrade the Government’s fuel infrastructure according to a recent request for proposal.
The RFP, published online this week, said: “The Government of Bermuda would li...
DATE: Sep 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda will mark the accession of King Charles III tomorrow with a Proclamation Ceremony on Front Street.
The ceremony, to begin at 9am, will be presided over by Governor Rena Lalgie.
A spokeswoman for Government House said that members of the publi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
In her long reign, the Queen witnessed the 180-degree transformation of Bermuda from a racist and insular economic backwater into a progressive, cosmopolitan powerhouse, punching above its weight in the world.
For 350 years, Bermuda had seen chattel ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
An audience with the Queen came as a surprise for Parks superintendent Stephen Furbert during the monarch’s 2009 visit to Bermuda with her husband, Prince Philip.
Their tree planting at Government House, an almost obligatory ritual for a visiting dig...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Through her 70-year reign, the Queen witnessed first-hand the transformation of the maritime museum in Dockyard into the country’s largest museum.
The director of the National Museum of Bermuda, Elena Strong, said: “I remember her being in awe of ho...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A private school paid tribute yesterday to an alumnus who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Kwame Naylor and Rachael Betschart, Warwick Academy’s head boy and head girl, laid a wreath and photograph of Rhondelle Tankard at the school’s ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Seniors’ needs against a backdrop of rising costs in Bermuda took centre stage at an in-person “talk and tea” forum held last Friday.
Eighty participants gathered at St Paul’s Church Hall in Paget — with more such gatherings planned.
Tinée Furbert, M...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Queen has died, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The 96-year-old monarch, whose 70-year reign was the longest in British history, was attended by senior members of the Royal Family as she passed away yesterday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
A st...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
In her long reign of 70 years, the Queen visited Bermuda six times, the visits ranging from two brief aircraft refuelling stopovers to a full, three-day tour, designed to meet or be seen by as many people as possible.
During that time, she struck a b...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
Civic leaders and former politicians paid tribute to the Queen shortly after her death was announced this afternoon.
Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, described the Queen as “our beloved Monarch”, and noted that she had “a special connection” t...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
