5367 results returned for search: "" category ("General" AND "News")
A baby swing at a public park has been fixed for the third time this year, the public works ministry said yesterday.
A spokesman for the ministry said a new technique had been used to fix the swing at Shelly Bay Park in Hamilton Parish.
He added: “T...
DATE: Nov 23, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than $35,000 will be split between nine charities from the sales of a traditional calendar by fuel firm Rubis.
Jermaine Simons, the firm’s sales manager, said it was hoped the donations from the 2021 calendar would be a help, especially in the d...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The sporting triumph of boxer Clarence Hill, Bermuda’s first Olympic medal-winner, was celebrated yesterday with a home-grown tribute at Loyal Hill in Devonshire.
The Loyal Gazette presented Mr Hill with a miniature replica of his 1976 bronze medal a...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Significant generation of electricity – independently of Belco – is being investigated by the island’s Regulatory Authority.
But the scenarios up for review would not allow an entity generating its own power to hook up to the island’s electricity gr...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The founder of a billion-dollar data software company in Bermuda has quit the firm after he was accused of a sex assault.
Zia Chishti resigned his three senior posts at Afiniti in the wake of the allegations by a former employee.
The firm said: “The ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two cousins honoured their late great-grandmother when they were Called to the Bar on the same day.
Aqueelah Simmons, 25, and Tanisha Butler, 44, said that Radia “Nadine“ Butler, who died during their studies, would be proud of their years of hard wo...
DATE: Nov 20, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Emergency services carried out a major simulated air crash exercise near the airport yesterday.
The scenario involved a private plane that overshot the runway, smashed through a perimeter fence and crashed in Annie’s Bay, near Clearwater Beach in St ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A charity dedicated to preserving the island’s heritage has launched a “sustainable” scheme to rent out Christmas trees.
The Bermuda National Trust will hire out potted cedar trees for people to enjoy over the holiday season before they are planted.
...
DATE: Nov 19, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new charity that aims to tackle homelessness will be boosted by $50,000 from the Green family.
Half of the money has already been donated to the charity, called home, with a second $25,000 instalment to help cover some of next year’s costs.
A spoke...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Seniors and schoolchildren were the recipients of donations totalling $140,000 at the closing ceremony for the 34th annual AXA End-to-End.
Despite an early downpour and a mere 2½ weeks to pull the event together on October 23, the gathering at the Ha...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell