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A beach at Admiralty Park will be closed for more than a month for repairs to a hurricane-damaged wall.
A spokesman for the Department of Parks said construction work started yesterday and beach access would be prohibited until work finished at the e...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bird lovers will get the chance to learn more about one of the island’s species at a virtual lecture this month.
Janice Hetzel of the Bermuda Audubon Society will explain why eastern bluebirds need support at this time of year – and how residents can...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A rare Bermuda coin is expected to fetch thousands of dollars when it goes up for auction next month.
The coin, which may have been minted as early as the 17th century, was found by a metal detectorist in Kent in the UK in 2019.
Robert Parkinson, a s...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An award-winning American expert on bias and racism who moved to Bermuda as a one-year “digital nomad” has offered his insight for the island on race and diversity.
Robert Livingston, a management and public policy lecturer at Harvard University, rel...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A transitional housing programme has been given internet, TV and phone services by an island company.
Staff from Digicel also pitched in to put fresh paint on the Transformational Living Centre for Families, where construction is expected to finish i...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 50-foot section of wall on Harbour Road, in Paget, is to undergo repairs.
The Ministry of Public Works said today that the repair works are due to take place east of Highwood Lane and Lovers Lane “in the coming weeks”.
The area will undergo remedi...
DATE: Mar 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Daylight Savings Time returns this weekend and clocks should be moved forward by one hour at 2am tomorrow.
People should to set their clocks forward one hour before going to bed tonight.
DATE: Mar 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The artist who wins a commission to decorate a Government office will get paid for their work, following an intervention from the Premier.
Government sent out a request for proposal earlier this week, calling on artists to submit ideas for a mural in...
DATE: Mar 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
It is a regular complaint that Christmas celebrations start earlier every year and that stores put up festive displays as soon as Thanksgiving is over.
But it appeared the 2021 festive season had started even earlier after scores of people got Chris...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Birdwatchers will be able to follow the first days of a cahow chick after it was filmed hatching.
The process started on Monday night when the chick was heard to make “peeps” from inside the egg and it emerged on Tuesday.
Jeremy Madeiros, the chief t...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan