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To show its appreciation for frontline workers and their incredible work during the pandemic, the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has given away vouchers for stays at the hotel to three front line organisations – the Bermuda Fire & Rescue, Bermuda Hos...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The first of Bermuda’s new electric bus fleet have arrived on the island.
The 30 buses, built by the Golden Dragon Bus Company in China, are expected to be on the roads in the next four to six weeks.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said in...
DATE: Feb 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
In yesterday’s print edition of The Royal Gazette, the headline of the lead story, titled “City owes millions in legal fees” was incorrect, and for that we apologise unreservedly.
The headline misrepresented the body of text, which recounted how muc...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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The amount of fuel imported to Bermuda fell by almost 50 per cent in 2020 as the island dealt with the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the 2021 Environmental Statistics Compendium, released on Friday, 96.5 million kilograms of fuel ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters tackled a fire in a garden shed on Sunday night.
A fire service spokesman said: “On arrival, fire crews found a shed approximately 12 feet by 12 feet fully engulfed in fire.
“Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze. The cause of the f...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Firefighters put out a blaze at the Fourways Inn restaurant in Warwick on Sunday afternoon.
According to a Bermuda Fire and Rescue spokesman, crews were alerted to the fire just after 2.30pm.
A team of eight firefighters from the Hamilton and Port Ro...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of young people took part in a cultural tour and enjoyed sweet treats as part of a new mentorship scheme.
Future Leaders Bermuda launched the programme last Saturday to help school pupils develop life skills.
A spokesman explained that the ch...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hundreds gathered at Shelly Bay Field on Saturday night for a sunset vigil to pay tribute to a father and former prison officer.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said that while he was saddened by the death of Daemon Bell, the ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest soldiers today started to settle into two weeks of tough training.
The group of 16 – 14 men and two women – arrived at Warwick Camp and were issued their uniforms and kit.
They were also briefed on Covid-19 precaut...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Ministry of Public Works is on the look out for a firm to examine the condition of the Swing Bridge in St George’s.
According to a Request for Proposal issued on February 4, the Ministry wants to engage an engineering firm to conduct a “detailed ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes