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Leona Thompson wasn’t going to let a hospital visit get in the way of celebrating her birthday.
Taken ill the day before she celebrated being aged 104, she told doctors, ’look, I want to go home, it’s my birthday’.
Reggie Simons, Ms Thompson’s 79-yea...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda has pledged $50,000 in aid to St Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, where a volcano continues to erupt on the main island, forcing about 20,000 to evacuate.
The La Soufrière volcano, to the north of St Vincent, started to erupt last...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The public is being warned about a fake phishing email asking for personal information about vaccinations.
A Government spokeswoman said: “The Government of Bermuda is advising the public that it is aware of a phishing email circulating, purporting t...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, has pledged to help rebuild a playground destroyed in a fire last week.
Mr Roban added that he supported the police in their investigation into last Saturday’s blaze at Pig’s Field Park, in Pembroke.
Mr Rob...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of sheep have perfectly demonstrated how to obey the stay-at-home order in a photo circulating on social media.
The National Museum of Bermuda captured and Tweeted the light hearted image of the sheep huddled in the doorway at the Commissione...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Power has been restored to almost 650 people after damage to an electrical pole caused blackouts in the East End.
A Belco spokesman confirmed that customers in St George’s were now back online after about two hours of repairs.
He added that an invest...
DATE: Apr 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Pensioners should have received their Government cheques by mail yesterday, the Department of Social Insurance said.
Those who received cheques can cash them in at their respective banks during their designated shopping days. Banking hours will be fr...
DATE: Apr 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Government has announced the alphabetised order for shopping at grocery stores and gas stations during the stay-at-home period.
People whose surnames begin with the letters:
· A through F can shop on Mondays and Thursdays;
· G through Q can sho...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A driver was treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for non life-threatening injuries after his car flipped and landed on its roof on Friday evening.
Police said the single vehicle collision occurred at 5.55pm on Friday on Middle Road, Southam...
DATE: Apr 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Children along Bandroom Lane were among onlookers this evening as the playground at Pig’s Field Park in Pembroke went up in smoke.
It took six firefighters and two trucks to quell the blaze, centred on playground equipment at the popular open space i...
DATE: Apr 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell