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The Bermuda National Trust has raised concerns about potential disturbance of graves at a Southampton church after work was carried out in the graveyard without planning permission.
Earlier this summer, St Anne’s Church sought retroactive planning ap...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team from the British Virgin Islands visited Bermuda this week to learn more about how the island handles its waste.
Marlon Penn, BVI Minister of Health and Social Development, Petrona Davies, permanent secretary for the ministry, and Albert Gillin...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Bermuda policeman is missing at sea after going out fishing in Dominica on August 11.
Huron Vidal, 73, served with the Bermuda Police Service between 1976 and 2004, predominantly with the Marine Section. He retired as a watch sergeant in th...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
At the age of only 16, Kallan Richardson is on his way to a prestigious American university.
Kallan has already graduated from Bermuda College as a dual enrolment student with an associate’s degree in actuarial science.
Now reinsurance company Arch R...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Spirit of Bermuda joined other vessels to help to launch a tall ship event in New Hampshire.
The ship took part in the Portsmouth Parade of Sail on Thursday, celebrating the start of the 2022 Sail Portsmouth Festival.
The Spirit of Bermuda, along...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The appointment of Bermuda’s first permanent rabbi has been hailed as a “win” for the island as well as its Jewish community.
The resident who helped to bring about the arrival of Rabbi Chaim Birnhack and his wife, Menuchy, said that the move will bo...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
University students interning at an accounting firm offered a community perspective and hands-on assistance to help an historic landmark.
PwC interns spoke last week with the Bermuda National Trust about the role that Verdmont Museum in Smith’s could...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Residents and visitors took advantage of clear skies and flat seas to get out on the water this week.
While some householders may have prayed for rain as the drought continues, young and old swam, enjoyed water parks and parasailed.
According to th...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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An historical pact in which the south of St David’s Island was sacrificed for the rest of Bermuda’s benefit is to be commemorated this month at the East End.
A memorial overlooking Annie’s Bay will stand as tribute to a lost way of life destroyed mor...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has contributed more than half a million dollars to an appeal for war-torn Ukraine, with the insurance firm Aon (Bermuda) pitching in with $21,150.
The Bermuda Red Cross Ukraine Appeal has taken in $543,000 since the country was invaded by Ru...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell