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A container ship bound for New York diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after a medical emergency on board.
But the rescue mission was aborted the next morning after the crew member – a 51-year-old Indian – died.
RCC Bermuda was called at 7.30pm on M...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A section of South Road will be closed to traffic from next week for repair work to be carried out.
The section, near the Paget traffic lights, will be shut to westbound traffic next Tuesday and Wednesday between 9.30am and 2.30pm so a roadside wall ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Road Safety Council is urging the motoring public to take the utmost care while driving in the wake of the first road fatality of 2021.
A spokeswoman for the council offered condolences to the family of 28-year-old Oronde Wilson Jr who ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Attempts by Belco to have Cemetery Road closed permanently were rejected, government said yesterday.
The Pembroke road was closed to traffic in December 2018 as part of the construction of the energy provider’s North Power Plant and remained shut un...
DATE: Jan 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police yesterday named a man who died after a crash on Monday.
Oronde Wilson Jr, 28, was the first road fatality of the year.
A police spokesman said that the man suffered serious injuries after his motorbike crashed on Middle Road in Southampton.
Th...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A book by a Bermudian author has been given the seal of approval by US media magnate Oprah Winfrey.
Girlcott, by Florenz Maxwell, was listed as must-read book in a recent edition of Ms Winfrey’s O Magazine.
The coming-of-age novel is set during ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents were urged to contact police immediately if there are concerns about the safety or wellbeing of someone believed to be missing.
The Bermuda Police Service said that there is no need to wait 48 hours to file a report “particularly in the cas...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The island today recorded its first road fatality of the year.
A 28-year-old man died after his motorbike crashed on Middle Road, Southampton, just before 9am.
A police spokesman said officers found the rider unconscious in the road near Jews Bay at ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Minister of Public Works yesterday defended a decision to relocate a government department to offices owned by a Progressive Labour Party MP.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch hit back after the The Royal Gazette reported yesterday that the Departm...
DATE: Jan 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Nikita Robinson may be known for speaking her mind on the radio – but she said she was stunned into silence after she was included in the New Year’s Honours List.
Ms Robinson said: “When they told me, my heart skipped a beat.
“I’m a woman of words ...
DATE: Jan 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes