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Interest in tracing family ancestry soared during the pandemic, according to the National Museum of Bermuda.
The museum’s online genealogy database was used more than ever in 2020, prompting the launch of the 2021 series “Tracing Their Roots/Routes”...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two locations have been identified as possible sites for an offshore wind farm, according to an initial report.
But further studies need to be carried out before it can be decided if the project to bring sustainable energy to the island is viable.
Th...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Taxi Owners Association has named a new executive committee in the wake of the resignation of the group’s president and treasurer.
A spokeswoman for the organisation said in a press release that a special general meeting was called this m...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Post office customers will be able to collect and deliver packages on Saturday from this week.
A spokesman said that the Parcel Post section of the General post Office in Hamilton will be open between 8am and noon on Saturdays.
The spokesman added: “...
DATE: Oct 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A property dispute and bad weather has further stalled wall repairs on Harbour Road.
While the Ministry of Public Works said the repairs – which started in June – were expected to be completed by early August, the project had encountered a series of ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Not a weekend to be planning on going fishing, that’s for sure. It is not all over yet, but that time is getting close. The weather is switching into winter mode and this means that it is rapidly turning into the time of year when fishing becomes iff...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
A life-size painting of Bermuda’s first Olympic medal winner yesterday found a home in a public garden.
The six-foot portrait of Clarence Hill was installed in Rosalie Gardens on Pembroke’s Angle Street and part of the land was dubbed the Clarence Hi...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who served as a Second World War sailor and who later became a man of the cloth has celebrated his centenary.
Wilfred Steede’s 100th milestone was celebrated with a motorcade on Monday, where family and friends and politicians, including David ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A controversial decision to set up a Bermuda Post Office online shopping service in a public-private partnership deal with a US courier firm was defended by the Government yesterday.
Island-based shipping companies were furious after it was revealed ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
There has been an increase in unapproved items being shipped to Bermuda including Covid-19 test kits, the Customs Department has revealed.
Responding to questions about claimed delays in shipped items, a spokeswoman for the department issued an advi...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan