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The Bermudian widow of an American civil rights activist and former pastor on the island has thrown her support behind a books for prison inmates campaign.
Helen Foster said education and self-transformation had been “everything” for her husband, the...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Power supplier Belco is calling on schoolchildren to design posters promoting kite safety in the run-up to Easter.
Krista Barnes, the company’s director of communications and sustainability, said: “This is our 33rd year of the Belco kite safety campa...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Drivers were today advised to avoid a section of Harbour Road while repairs and painting are carried out at a house.
The westbound lane will be closed between Valley Road and Highwood Lane after months of works nearby were completed in January.
A not...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Hamilton hotel raised the Ukranian flag this week and announced that it has donated $5,000 to the Bermuda Red Cross’ Disaster Appeal for Ukraine.
A spokeswoman for the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club said the funds will go to the Ukranian Red Cros...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A final call has been made for people to fill “critically important” positions on the island’s Human Rights Tribunal.
The Selection and Appointment Committee for Human Rights wants applications from people prepared to rule on discrimination complaint...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A former teacher and civil servant said it was up to everyone in Bermuda to highlight people who had contributed to the island.
Gary Phillips explained that his own upbringing had left him with no questions about his Black identity, which helped to s...
DATE: Mar 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Plans to build a replacement hospice have been given the green light by the Development Applications Board.
The approval means the hospice can push ahead with construction on its site at Spice Hill Road, Warwick.
Environmental groups raised concerns...
DATE: Mar 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senior Bermuda detectives have completed a two-week investigative training course in the British Virgin Islands.
A police spokesman said the programme was “part of a BPS initiative aimed at continuous development of investigators”.
Detective Chief I...
DATE: Feb 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The founder of a community volunteer group has been welcomed into the Bermuda legal community.
Clevelyn Aaron Crichlow, 26, the founder of the group Bermuda is Love, was Called to the Bar on Friday.
Mr Crichlow, who had been employed at Cox Hallett W...
DATE: Feb 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
About 30 people commemorated the 187th anniversary of when 78 enslaved Black Americans were given a chance of a new life in Bermuda.
Politicians and entertainers gathered in Barr’s Bay Park in Hamilton in memory of those on board the Enterprise, a US...
DATE: Feb 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson