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A property dispute and bad weather has further stalled wall repairs on Harbour Road.
While the Ministry of Public Works said the repairs – which started in June – were expected to be completed by early August, the project had encountered a series of ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A life-size painting of Bermuda’s first Olympic medal winner yesterday found a home in a public garden.
The six-foot portrait of Clarence Hill was installed in Rosalie Gardens on Pembroke’s Angle Street and part of the land was dubbed the Clarence Hi...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who served as a Second World War sailor and who later became a man of the cloth has celebrated his centenary.
Wilfred Steede’s 100th milestone was celebrated with a motorcade on Monday, where family and friends and politicians, including David ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A controversial decision to set up a Bermuda Post Office online shopping service in a public-private partnership deal with a US courier firm was defended by the Government yesterday.
Island-based shipping companies were furious after it was revealed ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
There has been an increase in unapproved items being shipped to Bermuda including Covid-19 test kits, the Customs Department has revealed.
Responding to questions about claimed delays in shipped items, a spokeswoman for the department issued an advi...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian journalist will start as a TV news anchor and reporter on Monday for a major broadcaster on the US East Coast.
Glenn Jones, a former reporter with The Royal Gazette, is to start at NBC10 Boston News and New England Cable News on November ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police today appealed to the public not to share online hoaxes to avoid the spread of fear and alarm.
A spokesman said “unfounded rumours and misinformation” created “discomfort and cause alarm in our community”.
He was speaking after police were ale...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Sri Lankan man has died after a two-car collision on North Shore Road on Wednesday afternoon.
A police spokesman said that Tilhan Chitrananda, 30, succumbed to his injuries after he was taken to hospital in an unresponsive state.
His death is the 1...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Questions about a controversial plan to set up a Bermuda Post Office shipping service in partnership with a foreign courier firm have been stonewalled by the Government.
Wayne Furbert, the minister for the Cabinet Office, also declined to comment on ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The St George’s Rotary Club has given $20,000 to charities across the island.
Ihab Azab, the club’s immediate past president, said the club was aware of the challenges faced by charities over the past year.
He said the club’s members had worked dilig...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes