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A woman who appealed to the public for help to pay for overseas medical treatment said she was over the moon after she exceeded her £6,500 goal – $7,787 – in only a week.
Mickia Brangman raised £6,875 through a GoFundMe page to help her enrol in a s...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A cable ship was spotted steaming towards the island yesterday on her way to refuel and change its crew.
Peter Faber, a cable layer owned by Optic Marine, also known as the OMS group, sailed from the United States and berthed in Dockyard at about...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A pig that escaped from its pen and ran free has been returned to its owner.
The heavyweight porker was filmed by several residents who posted the video footage on social media outlets this week.
A government spokeswoman confirmed yesterday that the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Police Service has felt the impact of the latest wave of Covid-19 with one in ten staff members off work because of the virus.
Darrin Simons, the Acting Commissioner of Police, said the BPS had risen its Covid threat level to green, indic...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters said Bermuda was temporarily left without fire coverage yesterday after one fire station was closed and firefighters from the two remaining stations responded to a blaze.
Three fire trucks and eight firefighters quickly extinguished the ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An historic medal close to Bermuda’s long fight to secure women the right to vote has been auctioned for an “excellent” price in the UK.
The silver medal of freedom fighter Frances Outerbridge, dated 1912, fetched ₤13,400 — about $18,370 — at Stroud...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The latest outbreak of Covid-19 has worsened staff shortages in the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and caused slower emergency response times and temporary station closures.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire Service Association said that 35 firefight...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters put out a blaze at a Hamilton Parish chicken coop this morning after receiving reports of a brush fire.
A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call about the fire in the Crawl Hill area at 9.38am.
The spok...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Footage of a pig on the loose in various locations last night proved a surprise social media hit.
The full-grown porker was filmed at a variety of locations by startled onlookers earlier yesterday, including what appeared to be St George’s.
Some of ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A yacht docking area in the East End will be improved if an application for renovation work is backed by planners.
A planning application said fencing would be put up on Ordnance Island and Market Wharf in St George to separate the dock from public a...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes