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Art can help to tell the story of the Holocaust – and help make sure such a horror never happens again, an art collector said this week.
Gilad Hayeem, who supplied many of the exhibits for the Shoah exhibition at the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery f...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An animal welfare charity said it had been flooded by pets handed in by owners forced to leave the island because of the economic impact of Covid-19.
Kate Terceira, the executive director for the Bermuda SPCA, said the charity had seen “a dramatic ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The majority of Bermuda's charities believe that improving equity in the community is vital to their roles with the Covid-19 pandemic serving to increase this awareness, a new study says.
Stakeholders in the Third Sector also want to find ways to wor...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Anand Dholakia is quite clear. “Bermuda’s Third Sector stakeholders have shown a clear, long-term commitment to achieving a Bermuda that works better for all.”
But Mr Dholakia, a principal associate with Washington-based Community Science and one of ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Health Insurance Department will not serve customers in person during the week starting today.
The office, which is located at 48 Church Street, Sofia House, 2nd Floor, will provide support for policyholder and provider claims submission and clie...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An antiracism charity today launched a two-week online fundraiser instead of its traditional tag day.
The Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda appeal will coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The event wil...
DATE: Mar 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Firefighters tackled a blazing truck in the early hours of Saturday.
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a fire at 4.53am on Parsons Road and St Augustine Road in Pembroke.
A fire crew found a light truck “fully involved i...
DATE: Mar 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have launched an investigation after a car ploughed through a wall and plummeted into a garden.
A Police spokeswoman said the single vehicle accident happened on Scaur Hill Drive, Sandys and was reported to police just before 7pm on Tuesday.
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DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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A campaign group set up to fight the introduction of 5G wireless said “real consultation” was needed and that the technology should be kept on hold in the meantime.
A spokeswoman for Bermuda Advocates for Safe Technology challenged the findings of an...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Belco has admitted that there are “reliability” issues with its new power station following a series of recent power outages across the island.
The electricity provider built a new $110 million power station and today a spokesman for the company ackn...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan