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Cemetery Road next to the Belco power plant will be closed this weekend.
A trench will be dug between the firm’s old and new power stations in Pembroke, on the stretch between Cemetery Lane and the bridge next to Gorham’s hardware store.
No public ac...
DATE: Mar 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The National Museum of Bermuda has received a $2,000 boost from the Hamilton Princess as part of its recognition of celebrated historian Clarence Maxwell.
The hotel honoured Dr Maxwell last month at its Black History Month dinner and pledged to donat...
DATE: Mar 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 200 customers of Belco in central Pembroke and Hamilton are in darkness tonight after a power outage.
The power cut, said to have begun around 10pm, affected customers in western Hamilton from Burnaby Street to Rosemont Avenue and extended ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Salvation Army has new leadership in Bermuda.
Majors Rob and Shelley Kerr, a husband and wife team, arrived in Bermuda this month and will complete their Covid-19 quarantines this week.
Mr Kerr will be divisional commander and Ms Kerr will be d...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A batch of Bermudian words has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time – along with a guide on how to pronounce them.
Aceboy, Gombey, greeze, mice, and mug are among the new entries, included because of Bermudian linguist Rosem...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A seminar on genealogy helped a National Museum staff member find a family link to a Bermudian sailor murdered in a UK race riot more than a century ago, it was revealed yesterday.
Lisa Howie, National Museum of Bermuda’s director of learning and en...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian model has been featured in advertisements promoting a new line of pyjamas designed by Kim Kardashian West.
Aliana King showcased the latest line of clothing from Ms Kardashian West’s fashion line Skims on the company’s website and social...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A signature theme tune has been created for the Mirrors youth development programme.
Patricia O’Connor, a songwriter and teacher, penned the tune after she worked on a Mirrors “All In! 8 Keys of Excellence” event.
Ms O'Connor said: "My love for Bermu...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A champion of the Girl Guides who was appointed a Member of the British Empire for her services to young people on the island has died.
Joan Wilkie was 99.
Bruce Wilkie, her son, said Ms Wilkie was “a vigorous, concerned and dedicated woman to Bermud...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Thousands of homes across the island were hit by a power cut last night.
But a spokesman for Belco said that electricity restored to all its affected customers by about 10pm.
Wayne Caines, the firm’s president, apologised for the “unexpected” outage...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
