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Firefighters tackled a fire in a garden shed on Sunday night.
A fire service spokesman said: “On arrival, fire crews found a shed approximately 12 feet by 12 feet fully engulfed in fire.
“Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze. The cause of the f...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Firefighters put out a blaze at the Fourways Inn restaurant in Warwick on Sunday afternoon.
According to a Bermuda Fire and Rescue spokesman, crews were alerted to the fire just after 2.30pm.
A team of eight firefighters from the Hamilton and Port Ro...
DATE: Feb 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of young people took part in a cultural tour and enjoyed sweet treats as part of a new mentorship scheme.
Future Leaders Bermuda launched the programme last Saturday to help school pupils develop life skills.
A spokesman explained that the ch...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hundreds gathered at Shelly Bay Field on Saturday night for a sunset vigil to pay tribute to a father and former prison officer.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said that while he was saddened by the death of Daemon Bell, the ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest soldiers today started to settle into two weeks of tough training.
The group of 16 – 14 men and two women – arrived at Warwick Camp and were issued their uniforms and kit.
They were also briefed on Covid-19 precaut...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Ministry of Public Works is on the look out for a firm to examine the condition of the Swing Bridge in St George’s.
According to a Request for Proposal issued on February 4, the Ministry wants to engage an engineering firm to conduct a “detailed ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s parks are being destroyed by bike riders who cause erosion and “deep ruts” in pathways, according to a leading conservationist
David Wingate added that the needs of cyclists and pedestrians were “incompatible”, and that bikers should be...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than $20,000 was raised for charity on Saturday in the 53rd annual Gas-O-Rama event organised by the Hamilton Lions Club.
A spokesman for the club said they had been able to sell 4,000 raffle tickets in addition to other donations.
He said: “It...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two civil servants have been recognised for their “exemplary service” to the island’s agricultural output.
Thomas Sinclair and Maxwell Dill were presented with Public Service Excellence Awards last week by David Burt, the Premier.
They head up govern...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Diana Maya, a senior florist at the Exclusive Flowers store on Reid Street, and Deelight Kelly, prepare bouquets ahead of Valentine’s Day today.
The store had shipped in hundreds of red roses in anticipation of a rush on orders, but challenges to s...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan