5373 results returned for search: "" category ("General" AND "News")
Authorities in Bermuda will tomorrow take part in a tsunami training exercise along with some Caribbean countries.
A Government spokeswoman said: “The annual CARIBE WAVE 2021 regional tsunami training exercise will take place tomorrow, March 11.
“As ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
A ban was today slapped on night-time events at Government properties after police were forced to break up a party of more than 100 people in the Botanical Gardens at the weekend.
A spokesman for the public works ministry said: “The need to promote t...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The big dig has started on Middle Road in Warwick as power firm Belco started trenching up the westbound lane.
The joint project with the Government will allow Belco and other companies to bury cables and pipes.
The major project will extend to Camp ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former National Security Minister Wayne Caines has been made President of Belco – in addition to serving in the same post for parent company Ascendant, it was announced this afternoon.
After 32 years, Belco President Dennis Pimentel is leaving and se...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
News Staff
A high-tech traffic light system in Hamilton will be up and running by the summer, city engineers have promised.
Work on the new lights and sidewalk improvements at the junction of Par-la-Ville Road, Point Pleasant Road and Front Street is now 80 pe...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pioneering project to end “period poverty” for women and girls was launched yesterday as part of International Women’s Day.
Tylasha DeSilva, a student at Bermuda College, unveiled the We BLead Bermuda project to give feminine hygiene products to wo...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police have released a photograph of an unidentified man in a bid to track him down.
But no description of the man, or the reason why police wanted to find him, was given.
A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is seeking the assistance...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Schoolchildren got into character to celebrate World Book Day last week.
Pupils at Harrington Sound Primary School were asked to dress up as their favourite storybook character to promote reading by youngsters.
Cindy Weeks, the school’s principal, sa...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermuda resort was highlighted for its artistic flair in the most popular section of a top international lifestyle magazine.
The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club was the subject of a four-page spread written by Michelle Jana Chan, the travel editor...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The public is being urged to help support an annual raffle that has raised more than $1.7 million for the island’s public schools.
The Pembroke Rotary Club says the pandemic has hindered its ability to sell tickets and a spokesman said: “Covid-19 re...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes