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The Government has paid an Irish firm more than $275,000 to replace security doors at the island’s prisons.
According to a notice published in the Official Gazette, Technical Door Solutions were contracted to carry out the work at both Westgate and t...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men have been taken to hospital tonight after apparently being overcome by toxic fumes while working in a tank.
The men were found unconscious in a tank on Radnor Road, in Hamilton Parish, shortly before 7.30pm.
Fire Service personnel and an ambu...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Christmas charity drive designed to give toys, food hampers and medicines to people in need has been boosted by one of the island’s churches.
Gina Spence Productions has teamed up with Restoration Ministries in Southampton to run the event at the w...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A female motorcyclist was injured after a collision with a van on North Shore Road in Pembroke this morning.
The accident happened shortly before noon at the junction of North Shore Road and Band Room Lane.
A police spokesman said the motorcyclist s...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Santa Claus paid an early visit to the island last night when he took part in the annual MarketPlace Christmas Parade.
Hundreds of spectators lined the route as a fleet of more than a dozen vehicles snaked its way through Hamilton.
The parade had st...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
At $725,000 a week to rent (or $650,000 a week in the winter), this explorer yacht really is from a different planet.
The vessel, Planet Nine, moored in St George’s Harbour, is quite a sight and comes with, among other things, its own helipad.
The b...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A gap in support programmes led to the creation of a charity dedicated to the empowerment of young men. Ten months later, Transitional Community Services is seeing results. Fiona McWhirter reports.
At the age of 18, many young men are often exp...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
North Hamilton was bustling yesterday afternoon as crowds of shoppers snapped up Christmas bargains at the Court Street Market.
More than 60 retailers set up stalls on the street, which was closed to traffic for the afternoon. Rena Lalgie, the govern...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Dozens of people took to the water at Horseshoe Bay on Saturday morning as part of a fundraising effort for the Special Olympics Bermuda.
The inaugural Polar Plunge challenged participants to race into the frigid waters of South Shore, with prizes on...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group of new constables were sworn in to the Bermuda Reserve Police at a ceremony this month.
The nine new reserve officers joined the service at a ceremony in the Police Recreation Club at Prospect on November 17.
A police spokesman said only a s...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes