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Bermuda’s Pride parade is set to return to Hamilton this month as part of a weekend of activities celebrating the island’s LGBTQ+ community.
OutBermuda, Bermuda’s only LGBTQ+ focused charity, said that this year’s event will include a parade, parties...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sirens are expected to be heard across the island over the next two weeks as trainee firefighters take to the streets for emergency driving instruction.
A spokesman for the Ministry of National Security said: “The public should be aware that during i...
DATE: Aug 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cyclist Kaden Hopkins has been chosen as flag bearer for Bermuda for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Monday.
Hopkins was informed of his selection by Donna Raynor, the chef de mission, after a team dinner las...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith
A Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate land grabs acted illegally when it changed its own terms of reference, according to a Supreme Court ruling.
Assistant Justice Hugh Southey ruled that the commission “misdirected itself” when it limited th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda cyclists Kaden Hopkins, Conor White and Nicholas Narraway and triple jumper Jah-Nhai Perinchief will be aiming to sign off from the Commonwealth Games on a high on the final day of competition tomorrow.
With Caitlin Conyers remaining a major ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
The One Bermuda Alliance has questioned what steps are being taken to accelerate passport applications, which have slowed to a crawl this year.
Jarion Richardson, the Shadow Minister of Labour and the Cabinet, said that while the Government has blame...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
If anyone has any mal-de-mare-based qualms as to taking a sortie on the briny, well, it doesn’t get much calmer than this. Sometimes referred to as the doldrums and often associated with sailing ships being becalmed for weeks. The poem The Rime of th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
TODAY
Cricket
Western Counties third round: Southampton Rangers v Warwick (Southampton Oval, 11am.)
Junior Eastern Counties: Bailey’s Bay v St David’s (Sea Breeze Oval), Flatts v Cleveland (Lord’s). Matches start at 11am.
Footba...
DATE: Aug 06, 2022
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Hot weather has brought weekly trash collection issues to a boiling point at a roadside pick-up point in Pembroke beset by a “rat community”.
The fenced enclosure, at the corner of Serpentine Road and Market Lane, also ends up “full to the brim” and ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former football coach will undergo vital eye surgery this month after a friend agreed to guarantee his loan.
Mark “Burger” Jennings, 56, said that he secured a $7,200 loan from the Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association after Kevin Smith, a dear fri...
DATE: Aug 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
