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An end to end charity walk to raise money for a safe house for LGBTQ young people has been cancelled.
Mark Anderson, the man behind the “Queen of Bermuda” Sybil Barrington, yesterday postponed the event, which was supposed to start this morning at 4a...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
No spectators will be permitted to attend the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, organisers have confirmed.
Having previously stated that no overseas spectators would be permitted at the Games, scheduled to be held from August 24 to September 5, organisers h...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Bermudians have been asked to do what they can to support the people of Haiti in the wake of a deadly earthquake in the Caribbean nation.
David Burt, the Premier, said this afternoon: “The people of Haiti have once again experienced a devastating ear...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Haitians are “crying out for help” from Bermudian charity Feed My Lambs Ministry following the devastating earthquake that shook their country on Saturday.
Phillip Rego, the Bermudian who launched the charity in 2009 to serve the people of Haiti, i...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A plant to turn salt water into fresh water in the East End is planned by the Bermuda Land Development Company.
The BLDC has advertised for a contractor to install and run a new reverse osmosis plant in St David’s.
A notice from the quango said: “The...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A stretch of Harbour Road will be temporarily closed to traffic later this week as part of work to repair a damaged wall.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the section of Harbour Road between Highwood Lane and Lover’s Lane would be cl...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two historical societies have received Government grants to fund education programmes.
The St George’s Historical Society was presented with a $5,000 cheque while the Bermuda Historical Society received $6,000.
A Government spokeswoman said: “Each ye...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pair of new permanent secretaries have been appointed, the Head of the Public Service announced today.
Derrick Binns said Marva-Jean O’Brien, recently seconded as the secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses, has become the...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Buildings in the West End – including the historic Moresby House – could be turned into holiday rental properties.
West End Development Corporation planning applications, filed this week, proposed changes of use for Moresby House and the Star of Indi...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Olympic rower Dara Alizadeh has followed up his heroics at Tokyo 2020 by getting to the semi-finals of the Diamond Sculls Challenge at the world-famous Henley Regatta in Oxfordshire, England.
The 27-year-old Bermudian sculler representing Cambridge U...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport