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Online registration to volunteer at the upcoming Bermuda Championship has now opened.
The Bermuda BF&M Volunteer Programme hopes to enlist more than 500 volunteers to serve on 17 committees for the golf tournament.
Sean Sovacool, the executive direct...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Motorists are advised that two new speed bumps have been installed on Cemetery Road near the Belco power plant.
Motorists are being asked to proceed with caution as they travel through the area.
Wayne Caines, the president of Belco, said: “Today we a...
DATE: Jul 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former Bermuda pastor, Silvester Beaman, has been elected and consecrated a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
David Burt, the Premier, congratulated Bishop Beaman, who formerly served at St Paul AME Church in Hamilton, and Bethel AM...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest recruits have been praised for their dedication to duty after they passed the halfway mark of two weeks of basic training.
Governor Rena Lalgie, who is Commander-in-Chief of the RBR, visited the 22 new soldiers and...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
City Hall will be closed for facility upgrades from Friday to Sunday.
The closure includes the Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda Society of Arts.
As part of the upgrades, the power will be turned off in the building as technicians replace ma...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Economic Investment Certificate scheme has sparked more than $30 million of investment into the island since its inception.
The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to reside in Bermuda for five years provided that they in...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The US Government has lowered Bermuda’s Covid-19 status as efforts to control the virus continue.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has shifted Bermuda’s Covid-19 status from Level 2 – moderate level of the virus – to Level 1 – low level...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Foster parents have been given additional financial support from the Government, the Ministry of Social Development and Seniors has announced.
Traditional and kinship foster parents received a 10 per cent increase in their monthly stipends on May 1, ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s cultural history will be celebrated with a series of tours and events in the lead-up to Emancipation Day and Mary Prince Day.
A Government spokeswoman said the Department of Culture has partnered with Jumuiya ya Afrika Bermuda, the Departme...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leaders and officials of the Bermuda Bar Association were elected at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting yesterday.
George Jones has replaced Elizabeth Christopher as president.
Jerome Wilson is now vice-president in place of Cindy Clarke,...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan