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An historic building in Flatts could be given a new lease of life, according to a planning application submitted by the Ministry of Public Works.
The application proposes turning The Watch House, located next to Flatts Post Office on Middle Road in S...
DATE: Feb 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An array of Bermuda talent, with many artists kept from the limelight by the coronavirus pandemic, will be showcased on Friday on the grounds of City Hall.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs is launching Creatives Live!, with more artis...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Several hundred homes lost power this afternoon in the area of Fractious Street in Hamilton Parish.
Belco’s outage site reported 821 customers in the dark as of 3pm.
A Belco spokesman confirmed there was “an incident this afternoon involving a constr...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A citywide food vendor initiative was rolled out this afternoon with the opening of a mobile pizzeria in the heart of Hamilton.
J&B’s Food Fired Pizza catered to the lunch rush today when they set up shop at EF Gordon Square on the junction of Du...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Biometric testing for visa applications will be available for two days next month, Government House announced today.
Biometric scans are needed for British visa applications but access on-island has been limited by Covid-19 travel restrictions.
A spo...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fire officers will take part in emergency driver training for up to five weeks from Monday.
The “simulated” exercises will run until March 19.
A Government spokeswoman said: “The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service wishes to allay public concerns as ther...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Demolition crews have started to tear down the historic Albert Row near the entrance to Dockyard.
The row of terraced houses on Malabar Road, Ireland Island, Sandys, housed tradesmen when the Dockyard was a major industrial complex that supported Roy...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Digital nomads have helped boost income at a charity shop set up to raise funds for families in need.
Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda, said that the organisation was “thrilled” by the support for its ReStore on Hami...
DATE: Feb 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A warning over a staycation promotion by a supermarket chain was today issued by police.
A police spokesman said the offer from supermarket chain MarketPlace, in conjunction with the Hamilton Princess Hotel, had been cloned by fraudsters.
He added th...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Royal Bermuda Regiment has celebrated the first anniversary of the Coastguard with the assumption of operational control over the service.
The news meant newly-promoted Captain Jeffrey Patterson has taken command of the unit, set up last February...
DATE: Feb 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell