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High-tech surveillance equipment in space and on the seabed is to be deployed in a two-pronged approach to battle criminal activity in the island’s waters, it was announced yesterday.
Satellites and a chain of sub-sea listening devices will be used t...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A multimillion-gallon reservoir designed to boost the island’s water reserves is expected to be open by the end of the year.
Allan Rance, the chief executive of Bermuda Waterworks, said the reservoir would boost efficiency by allowing the company’s r...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Schoolchildren with a talent for art have been awarded a total of $1,825 in prizes from an art competition.
The Bermuda National Trust chose 14 winners out of 172 entries for its 2021 Student Art Competition on the theme of My Bermuda.
Karen Border, ...
DATE: Feb 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Larry Simmons Jr receives Robert P Connelly Medal for saving woman from submerged car
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The End-to-End is back in full for 2022 after the event had to be scaled down for the past two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year’s End-to-End has a new title sponsor after the international insurance and reinsurance firm Convex Group ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda has welcomed some of the world’s most influential young business leaders for a month-long residency programme.
The event, organised by the business magazine Forbes, will see 30 “innovators, game-changers and disrupters” on the island to mento...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A sports day for adults has raised a $1,270 donation for an autism charity.
The annual Off Level Games, organised by games company Off Level BDA, saw 16 teams go head to head in dodge ball, bubble football and other competitions.
The winning team, wh...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
History enthusiasts will be able to brush up on the island’s heritage free of charge from today.
The National Museum of Bermuda (NMB) is opening its doors for free to all Bermuda residents during February.
Throughout the month, NMB will roll out fre...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A US scientist who helped the island in its fight against the Delta wave of the coronavirus will be the new head of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, the Government announced last night.
Pradeep Ambrose, a virologist, will replace Car...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A team of Bermudian runners yesterday completed a gruelling three-day Antarctic marathon to raise cash for an island charity.
The Bermuda Penguins — Phil Martin, Andy McComb and Mark Harris — crossed the finish line after they faced unpredictable wea...
DATE: Feb 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson