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A piece of land owned by the Government at the centre of a land dispute is the scene of an unauthorised developed on land designated as a national park, an area resident has claimed.
The area in Spanish Point, Pembroke, near the Mill Creek inlet, was...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A star tennis player will spend the summer at a top sports academy after he was awarded am almost $4,000 Government grant.
Antonio Warner, 14, said he was “really excited” at the prospect of honing his skills the Sarah Vande Berg Tennis Centre in Flo...
DATE: Jun 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda’s national heroes were honoured at a celebration concert at the weekend.
The event, held at Victoria Park in Hamilton, highlighted the lives and work of Sir Edward Richards, Sir Henry Tucker, Dame Lois Browne-Evans, EF Gordon, Pauulu Kamaraka...
DATE: Jun 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A historic buildings charity clashed with the Government yesterday after it was confirmed a historic Hamilton house would be demolished.
A Bermuda National Trust spokeswoman said the Bermuda Housing Corporation, a government quango that owns the home...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Artworks by two young artists have been added to the Bermuda National Gallery’s permanent collection.
Gherdai Hassell’s mixed media pieces, Atlas of Afterimage and Points on the Circle and Jayde Gibbons’ photography exhibit, All The King’s Men, will...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A patio has been built at a beach to honour a late stalwart of the Bermuda Industrial Union and former senator.
The LaVerne Furbert memorial patio, built on Shelly Bay Beach in Hamilton Parish, was unveiled yesterday as a way to help people with mobi...
DATE: Jun 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who dived into the sea to pull a close friend from an overturned car yesterday won the Hero of the Year award from a charity dedicated to children.
Larry Simmons Jr, 24, said he was “over the moon” when the Kiwanis Club of St George gave him th...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda’s Regiment’s Coastguard will be out on the water in force over the holiday weekend.
Captain Jeff Patterson, the officer commanding the RBR Coastguard, said full-time members would be reinforced with RBR Reserve soldier...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Opposition is to field fresh candidates to fight the next General Election.
Elizabeth Harvey will contest St George’s South for the One Bermuda Alliance.
The seat was won by Tinee Furbert, the social development and seniors minister in the Progre...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Next week’s garbage collection schedule has been changed because of the National Heroes’ Day holiday on Monday.
The public works ministry said trash would not be collected next Monday and collection days for Monday to Friday will be moved to the nex...
DATE: Jun 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan