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Volunteers from the Garden Club of Bermuda decorated the landmark Birdcage for Christmas – but their work was removed within hours after it was claimed it was a traffic hazard.
A spokeswoman for the club said the display at the Front Street fixture i...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Christmas hampers and festive treats have been delivered to veterans by a military charity.
Carol Everson, a caseworker with the Bermuda Legion, said deliveries were made to “every war veteran and widow’s household and everyone in nursing homes”.
She...
DATE: Dec 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police could use a combination of fixed and mobile speed cameras to clamp down on dangerous driving, it was revealed yesterday.
Chief Inspector Robert Cardwell, head of the roads policing unit, said a request for proposal for speed cameras was discus...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 600 gifts were handed over to seniors at an annual Christmas giveaway event – 100 more than planned for.
Carol Clarke opened up the yard of her Pembroke home to host a Covid-19 safe Seniors Appreciation Day in partnership with Bermuda Overs...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 100 families in need will be able to enjoy a Christmas dinner after a parish council turned Santa’s little helpers.
Pembroke Parish Council teamed up at the weekend with wholesalers Butterfield & Vallis, power firm Belco and Pacheco Farms i...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Police Service has again asked the public for help in finding missing teenager Saphire Wainwright.
Saphire is described as brown complexioned and about 5ft 8in with heavy build, weighing about 220lb.
She was last seen around 11.15am on Sa...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A civil servant tasked with the creation of a service standards training programme was today announced as the winner of last month’s Public Service Excellence Award.
Ashjuana Thomas, the talent management partner at the Department of Employee and Org...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A hydroponic farm fuelled by renewable energy could soon be introduced to the island, according to a recent job listing.
The listing – published by Executemps Ltd on behalf of Cardinal Farms Ltd on Wednesday – sought an electrical manager for a “comp...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The ruling out of surprise road breath test checkpoints was last night criticised by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, said the need to give advance warning of the road blocks lessened the ef...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Thousands of film fans were able to watch some festive favourites at an open-air event over the weekend.
Tamara Bradshaw, the senior events and marketing coordinator at the City of Hamilton, which organised the three night event, said last night it w...
DATE: Dec 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan