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The retail sector hit back last night at a government minister’s claim that they failed to provide good value.
The Chamber of Commerce also questioned why the Government had gone into partnership with a US-based firm to ship foreign-bought goods to t...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy will return home today for the first time since her triumph at the Tokyo Games in July.
The star athlete is expected to arrive to a hero’s welcome when her flight from the US touches down at the airport this aft...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermudian Devwah Whaley scored a touchdown as Dresden Monarchs clinched their first German Bowl in Frankfurt on Saturday.
The Monarchs beat Schwabisch Hall Unicorns 28-19 in the 42nd edition of Germany’s Super Bowl in front of 14,378 at the Deutsche ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
A new charity to eradicate the scourge of homelessness has opened its doors.
The founders of “home” will also work with people sleeping rough as part of its bid to tackle the problem.
The charity was set up by Arthur Wightman, the head of professiona...
DATE: Oct 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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A group of civil servants has been recognised for their devotion to making Government business paper-free.
The 11 staff were praised for their “outstanding achievement”, “admirable service delivery” and “exemplary public service”.
The honours were t...
DATE: Oct 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Covid-19 guidelines for sport have been changed to allow antigen testing rather than saliva testing, the Government said today.
A spokeswoman for the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport said Stage 3, of the return to play guidelines, which came into...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Island retailers have failed to satisfy customer demand which has sparked an increase in people buying online from overseas, a government minister claimed yesterday.
Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister, admitted his wife was a fan of online sh...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermudian Devwah Whaley featured prominently in the stats as his Germany Football League team, Dresden Monarchs, thrashed Saarland Hurricanes 37-0 in a lopsided semi-final to reach the German Bowl today for only the second time.
The match was domina...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
The island’s Ombudsman is to step down next March after eight years in the role.
Victoria Pearman said she was proud of the work the office had carried out during her tenure – particularly faced with the “extraordinary challenges for us all” caused b...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
We have been spoilt! It has been awfully nice weather for early October, and it is not likely to last. Granted, at this time of the year the tropical activity in these latitudes eases up considerably but at anytime now, the winter lows that the North...
DATE: Oct 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines