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Work on a shelter for homeless women and their children got a major boost that will “help put us over the finish line”, according to Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity Bermuda.
The Habitat ReStore in Hamilton this week donated $6...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A charity focused on the wellbeing of seniors has moved into a new headquarters.
Ministers and MPs from across the aisle welcomed Age Concern into their new headquarters near Admiralty House in Pembroke yesterday.
Many of them who were aged 50 and ol...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A drive-in dining event organised by the City of Hamilton has been postponed because of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Jessica Astwood, the city’s director of marketing and communications, said: “While we are extremely disappointed, the health of the com...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It was a heartbreaking tweet – 74 words that summarised the lives of many young children around the island.
“Covid started when Tau was 3, he is 5. He’s never experienced playing on the school field with other classes, sports day, he doesn’t even kno...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The usual smooth transition from cricket to football will not happen this month as a return to Stage 1 of the Return to Play guidance announced yesterday by the Government will delay the start of the football season and also affect other sporting eve...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
The island’s iconic summer legwear has made headlines in India after a man was told off by a pensions office employee for wearing shorts.
Bermuda shorts or “half pants” are banned at the state government bureau in Kuber Bhavan, Vadodara, in the state...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An animal hospital is to give free yearly check-ups to therapy animals at a centre for the disabled.
WindReach came to the agreement with CedarTree Vets after Lucy Richardson, the head veterinarian, gave the charity’s equine herd their annual vaccina...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Bermuda Olympic Association has announced the appointment of the leadership of Bermuda’s delegation to the 2021 Junior Pan Am Games in Cali, Colombia, this year.
Julia Hawley will fill the position of chef de mission, while Ashley Yearwood will s...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Delays in garbage collection in the West End were signalled yesterday because of a “disruption in the labour force” over Covid-19 health regulations.
A spokesman for the public works ministry said there were delays to trash pickups yesterday and that...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Taste of Bermuda Drive-In Experience will return to Hamilton later this month, with more than a dozen vendors signed on to offer customers an array of treats.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said the event would allow attendees to enjoy fi...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
