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The installation of a solar panels at the National Sports Centre is moving ahead, despite controversy over how the contract was awarded.
Ernest Peets, the minister for youth, culture and sport, recently visited the centre to inspect a new heat pump f...
DATE: Dec 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Keen-eyed stargazers last night caught a glimpse of a series of satellites, launched as part of a private telecoms programme.
Keila Cobham was outside the Collector’s Hill Apothecary in Devonshire at about 6.35pm when her daughter spotted lights in t...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The number of people in need of help from the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas giveaway has tripled in some areas since last year, the charity said yesterday.
Captain Kendacy Barnes said that registration numbers for the charity’s four locations aro...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The public today united to celebrate the talents and achievements of people with disabilities.
The UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked with much fanfare as a music-filled motorcade made its way from the Mid-Atlantic Wellness ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government is to hold meetings for those who want to renew their Refrigerant Handlers Permits.
The permits – developed as part of a measure to prevent the release of refrigerant gases – are required by those who service HVAC systems and those...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Online services provided by the Government will halt for several hours tomorrow night for upgrades to be made.
A spokesman for the Department of Information and Digital Technologies said the a range of government services will go offline at 11.55pm o...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 500 seniors will receive gifts this weekend as part of the 22nd annual Seniors’ Appreciation Day.
The event, run by Carol Clarke, in partnership with the Bermuda Overseas Missions, will be held as a drive-through for the second year running...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Open air markets for the merchants of Court Street have returned with a double Christmas extravaganza scheduled for this weekend.
Gary Augustus, a businessman who owns the Connections clothes store and Soul Food Grill on Court Street, said there was ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute will tomorrow run a motorcade through the central parishes to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The motorcade, which will feature about 20 vehicles, is scheduled to set out from the Devonshir...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Salvation Army today launched its annual Red Kettle drive to raise money for both Christmas hampers and year-round programmes.
Major Robert Kerr said volunteers will be out across the island collecting donations this month as part of the charity’...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes