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The way sites of significance in Bermuda’s history of enslavement are presented is to be “reimagined”
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The life and sacrifice of a 19th century American sailor was marked at an annual ceremony on Saturday
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The US House of Representatives has unveiled a room to honour a former Bermuda barber who became the first Black person to win a seat in Congress.
House members met descendants of Joseph Rainey this month to open the Joseph H Rainey Room in the US Ca...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest soldiers yesterday hit the halfway mark in two weeks of tough training.
The recruits said they had already noticed an increase in their fitness because of early-morning physical training on the parade ground and th...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Biometric testing for visa applications will be available for two days next month, Government House announced yesterday.
Biometric scans are needed for British visa applications.
The testing, to be done by the VFS Global Team will visit Bermuda on Ma...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The island’s cultural attractions are being highlighted in a tour by the Cabinet minister responsible for culture.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said the whistle-stop visits to notable sites were designed to highlight the im...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Staff at power company Belco donated more than 1,000 bags of food and supplies to families in need as part of a Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Belco’s Valentine’s Day food drive saw the company’s employees spread the love by filling hampers with supplie...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A German tall ship docked on Front Street has turned heads this week.
The Alexander Von Humboldt II, a tall ship used for sail training, arrived in Bermuda on Wednesday after it set out from the Dominican Republic earlier this month.
The ship — nickn...
DATE: Feb 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Immigration plans to phase out hard-copy paper certificates, letters and work permit documents as part of an effort to automate the island’s immigration system.
A paperless immigration system is being developed, the labour minister ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A brand of baby formula was recalled today amid fears over contamination with salmonella.
Food distributor BGA has asked consumers who bought Similac Pro-Sensitive and Pro-Advance plastic containers of baby food to return them.
The affected products ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
