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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
The Information Commissioner’s website has been redesigned in collaboration with international commissioners.
Enhancements to the site include better search functionalities within decisions and public authorities’ listings and the inclusion of a spec...
DATE: Jul 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan