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More than 200 customers of Belco in central Pembroke and Hamilton are in darkness tonight after a power outage.
The power cut, said to have begun around 10pm, affected customers in western Hamilton from Burnaby Street to Rosemont Avenue and extended ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Salvation Army has new leadership in Bermuda.
Majors Rob and Shelley Kerr, a husband and wife team, arrived in Bermuda this month and will complete their Covid-19 quarantines this week.
Mr Kerr will be divisional commander and Ms Kerr will be d...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A batch of Bermudian words has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time – along with a guide on how to pronounce them.
Aceboy, Gombey, greeze, mice, and mug are among the new entries, included because of Bermudian linguist Rosem...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A seminar on genealogy helped a National Museum staff member find a family link to a Bermudian sailor murdered in a UK race riot more than a century ago, it was revealed yesterday.
Lisa Howie, National Museum of Bermuda’s director of learning and en...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A Bermudian model has been featured in advertisements promoting a new line of pyjamas designed by Kim Kardashian West.
Aliana King showcased the latest line of clothing from Ms Kardashian West’s fashion line Skims on the company’s website and social...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A signature theme tune has been created for the Mirrors youth development programme.
Patricia O’Connor, a songwriter and teacher, penned the tune after she worked on a Mirrors “All In! 8 Keys of Excellence” event.
Ms O'Connor said: "My love for Bermu...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A champion of the Girl Guides who was appointed a Member of the British Empire for her services to young people on the island has died.
Joan Wilkie was 99.
Bruce Wilkie, her son, said Ms Wilkie was “a vigorous, concerned and dedicated woman to Bermud...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Thousands of homes across the island were hit by a power cut last night.
But a spokesman for Belco said that electricity restored to all its affected customers by about 10pm.
Wayne Caines, the firm’s president, apologised for the “unexpected” outage...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A beach at Admiralty Park will be closed for more than a month for repairs to a hurricane-damaged wall.
A spokesman for the Department of Parks said construction work started yesterday and beach access would be prohibited until work finished at the e...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bird lovers will get the chance to learn more about one of the island’s species at a virtual lecture this month.
Janice Hetzel of the Bermuda Audubon Society will explain why eastern bluebirds need support at this time of year – and how residents can...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan