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More than 100 requests for public access to information were made last year – an increase of 27 per cent on the year before.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) made the revelation in its annual report tabled in the House of Assembly.
But the...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Swings at a popular Shelly Bay park have been removed after being repeatedly damaged.
A resident complained earlier this year that an infant swing at the park had multiple missing rivets which created a potential safety hazard.
The swing was repaired...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Garbage normally collected on Friday - a public holiday - will be picked up on Saturday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said: “Due to the Good Friday holiday, garbage normally collected on that day will be collected on Saturday.
“As a ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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A gun and a bullet were among the historic finds made during a recent renovation of one of Bermuda’s oldest buildings.
The discovery was made at Verdmont, in Smith’s, by Bermuda National Trust staff.
The extensively corroded bullet was found in one o...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government has urged companies interested in bringing vertical farming to Bermuda to step forward through a new request for information.
The RFI calls for expressions of interest for parties who want to launch a commercial vertical farming op...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sir John Swan said he legally purchased a plot of land in Sandys that was the subject of a complaint before the Commission of Inquiry.
The family of the late John Augustus Alexander Virgil claimed he lost four acres of land in the Spring Benny area ...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government has granted permission for a picnic area to be developed at Shelly Bay Beach in honour of late political activist LaVerne Furbert.
Public Works gave the go ahead for an area near the old beach restaurant site to be levelled and fitted with...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A motorcyclist is in a serious condition in hospital after suffering head and facial injuries following a collision with a car today.
A police spokesman said: “Around noon police received reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a moto...
DATE: Mar 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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Essential workers were shown just how much they are appreciated after being presented with ’thank you’ cards and goody bags yesterday.
Years 7 and 8 students at the Bermuda High School made the cards as part of Round Square Day, which celebrates the ...
DATE: Mar 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Repairs on a collapsed section of Harbour Road in Warwick have been extended until mid-April after missing repeated deadlines, the Ministry of Public Works said today.
A ministry spokesman said the four months of construction between Burnt House Hill...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson