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Police are asking the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Zywonde Lema.
Mr Lema, pictured, is described as a light-skinned black male, approximately 5ft 3 inches tall, slim built and clean shaven. He wears his hair in a high-top fade.
He is known ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A century-old Burnaby Street building could get a new lease on life, according to a recent planning application.
The application, submitted earlier this month, proposes restoring The Arcade with a combination of retail and residential spaces.
Acc...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s public libraries today warned that they had suffered problems receiving calls from some customers.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Libraries and Archives said the adult and youth libraries had experienced problems with calls from One Co...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An end to end charity walk to raise money for a safe house for LGBTQ young people has been cancelled.
Mark Anderson, the man behind the “Queen of Bermuda” Sybil Barrington, yesterday postponed the event, which was supposed to start this morning at 4a...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermudians have been asked to do what they can to support the people of Haiti in the wake of a deadly earthquake in the Caribbean nation.
David Burt, the Premier, said this afternoon: “The people of Haiti have once again experienced a devastating ear...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Haitians are “crying out for help” from Bermudian charity Feed My Lambs Ministry following the devastating earthquake that shook their country on Saturday.
Phillip Rego, the Bermudian who launched the charity in 2009 to serve the people of Haiti, i...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plant to turn salt water into fresh water in the East End is planned by the Bermuda Land Development Company.
The BLDC has advertised for a contractor to install and run a new reverse osmosis plant in St David’s.
A notice from the quango said: “The...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A stretch of Harbour Road will be temporarily closed to traffic later this week as part of work to repair a damaged wall.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the section of Harbour Road between Highwood Lane and Lover’s Lane would be cl...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two historical societies have received Government grants to fund education programmes.
The St George’s Historical Society was presented with a $5,000 cheque while the Bermuda Historical Society received $6,000.
A Government spokeswoman said: “Each ye...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pair of new permanent secretaries have been appointed, the Head of the Public Service announced today.
Derrick Binns said Marva-Jean O’Brien, recently seconded as the secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses, has become the...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan