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During the course of 2021 there have been a number of occasions to celebrate Bermuda and its people:
• The return of Cup Match, the annual Bermuda Half Marathon Derby, SailGP, the PGA Golf Tour and numerous other matches, events and competitions whic...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Rena Lalgie, Governor of Bermuda
Season’s greetings, Bermuda.
The season of Advent is marked by themes of hope, peace, love and joy.
As this year of 2021 draws to a close, each of these themes has a special meaning in our community.
This year, our patience, faith and general wellbei...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
David Burt, Premier of Bermuda
Christmas is one of our most favourite times in the Simons household.
In this holiday season, we join our fellow Christians around the world to rejoice in the birth of our saviour, Jesus Christ.
As we enjoy our traditions and festivities, we retell h...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Cole Simons
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Omicron — these are the names given by the World Health Organisation to differing strains of the Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
In themselves they don’t mean much but are easier to remember by the general publi...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Nick Dill
I would like to bring to everyone the message that the church proclaims on the Christmas feast with the words of the prophet Isaiah: “To us a child is born, to us a son is given.”
A child is born. A birth is always a source of hope; it is life that b...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Bishop Wesley Spiewak, Bishop of Hamilton
Bermuda Healthcare Services has donated 150 turkeys to patients and others in the community.
The healthcare provider continued its annual tradition, now in its 15th year, last Saturday with staff members cheerfully distributing the turkeys.
Dr Mahes...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walton Brown, who paved the way for a Commission of In...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An under-fire shipping agent whose discount meat deliveries failed to materialise on time has announced that a consignment had arrived on the island.
Kevin Simmons, of Ekko Trading Bermuda in New York, who had faced a barrage of criticism from disapp...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A mother and son team have turned their home into a festive spectacle with a 15-foot-long Christmas village that spans two rooms.
Jane Smith, 65, and her son, Roger, 43, spent two months and more than $7,000 to create the display in their Southampton...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two major property deals carried out more than 50 years ago were fraudulent, a hearing into allegations of land grabs ruled.
A report from the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses said that several men were part of a “criminal conspiracy” ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
