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A book by a pioneer antiracism activist is to go online.
The family of the late David Critchley has given permission for his book Shackles of the Past to be offered as a free download on the Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda website.
Mr Critchley...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
International assessors are to visit Bermuda next week to survey a $2.8 million pilot boat that suffered major damage after it steamed into a reef.
A government spokeswoman said the St David, bought for $2,795,000, in 2912, was insured for $2.8 mill...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Contractors for a new $30 million water system for the East End — under way since last February and expected to finish by the end of this year — were announced yesterday morning.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said mult...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former cycle livery in Southampton could be changed into a pharmacy with a deli, according to a planning application submitted this week.
The proposal from the Bermuda Pharmacy Group, which operates the Par la Ville Pharmacy and two other pharmacie...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ramp made of Bermuda cedar has been installed at a historic church to make life easier for disabled people.
The Friends of St Peter’s Church, in St George, said the ramp to the vestry was opened last Sunday.
A spokeswoman added: “The ramp was a pro...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s first online conference on culture and heritage remains open for registration.
The summit this Sunday, to be aired live on Zoom at 11am, will launch Bermuda’s National Cultural Heritage Policy.
Speakers for the Bermuda Cultural Stakeholder...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Busking fees for street artists will be waived this year to support the sector and cheer up the streets, the City of Hamilton announced today.
The city charges a $30 a year fee for a busking permit that allows artists to perform or display their work...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity dedicated to supporting Bermuda’s women has received a $10,000 boost for its counselling support services.
The Women’s Resource Centre has announced that Sun Life Financial recently donated the money to help the charity provide support to w...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owners of a fast-food chain have submitted plans for a new drive-through restaurant.
David and Beryl Furbert, who own Mr Chicken, want to build the restaurant near the junction of North Shore Road and Idlewood Drive in Hamilton Parish, where a bu...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A rocket launch that will produce a light show north of the island is due to take place tonight.
The rocket, which will cause florescent green and violet skies after it releases barium gas into the atmosphere, was expected to take off last Friday.
Bu...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan