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Road safety officials are urging drivers to stop tailgating and maintain a proper distance between cars.
A spokesperson for the Road Safety Council said it had designated ‘Maintain Your Distance’ as its topic for March.
“Maintain your distance promot...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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General
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Curfew checkpoints returned to the roads last night after the Government reintroduced an overnight lockdown to combat the coronavirus.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes warned: “It is a criminal offence to be out in public without lawful...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Government is to boost performance artists hit by Covid-19 restrictions with a string of free open-air concerts, senators were told today.
Ernest Peets, the youth culture and sport minister, said a lunchtime Creatives Live! concert series from th...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Police were yesterday checking CCTV footage after vandals removed at least 30 storm drain covers in Hamilton on Sunday night.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said that the covers were found “beside the drain, across the street and even in the ...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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Bermuda was put in the spotlight at a United Arab Emirates prep school recently as part of a student project for International Day.
German-Bermudian twins Kassandra and Julian Borchardt highlighted Bermuda’s history, culture and shorts in their vide...
DATE: Mar 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A public toilet in Hamilton is to be renovated to make it vandal-proof and easier to clean.
Charles Waters, the assistant engineer at the City of Hamilton, said the design would move to individual stalls with their own sinks and hand dryers to improv...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Bermuda Festival today announced it would hold a virtual event this year.
The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts said it was planned to put on at least one show a month from May.
A spokeswoman for the festival said: “Priority will be given t...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Some buses will be diverted from their normal routes this week due to roadworks, the Ministry of Transport said today.
A spokesperson said: “The public is advised that road works on Harrington Sound Road will require major diversions for bus routes 1...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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Almost 1,500 bus cancellations were recorded in the first two months of 2021, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
There were 750 routes cancelled last month and 697 in January.
The Bermuda Minibus Association, which covers 34 school bus routes a day becau...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Charity leaders yesterday said that they were overwhelmed by the public’s reaction after thieves stole $10,000 worth of appliances from an under-construction centre for vulnerable families.
Habitat for Humanity, which is building the Transformational...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson