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Here it is: August, that month that brings those lazy, sometimes hazy and often crazy days of summer. Actually, this is a pretty apt description of the recent offshore situation. Angling effort is down, in part owing to the heat but also because for ...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
The Bermuda Road Safety Council has called on motorists to not drink and drive so they can “arrive alive”.
A BRSC spokesman said: “The summer months always bring about a festive mood. Often linked to that is an increase in the consumption of alcoholi...
DATE: Aug 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The post office in Southampton will be temporarily closed for extensive renovations from Monday, August 30, to early December.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Post Office said: “The much needed renovations include, but are not limited to, expansive flo...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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The Auditor General today launched a scathing attack on Government bookkeeping warning of more than 160 years of financial statements in arrears by the end of the present financial year.
Heather Thomas said she was “exhausted hearing backlog audits a...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans to demolish a historic building linked to National Hero Mary Prince have been modified after a series of objections.
The former Watlington House – used by Ocean View Golf Course as a warehouse – was set for demolition as part of plans to build ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Selley admitted his relief at preserving the legacy of the Around the Island Powerboat Race after the future of the longstanding event came under serious threat.
Having endured a torrid past 18 months in which the very future of powerboat racin...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
A bicycle race this weekend is expected to impact traffic in the west end, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
In a statement, the ministry said a road race organised by the Bermuda Bicycle Association will begin at 8am on Sunday and should be...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Mayor of St George brought the sunshine to a UK coastal town last week while on a visit to commemorate Sir George Somers, who helped to found Bermuda.
George Dowling III and several members of the Corporation of St George’s visited the town of L...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Traffic will be restricted on a section of Middle Road this weekend as Belco trenching work continues in Warwick.
A Ministry of Public Works spokesman said that work will be carried out near the junction of Middle Road and St Mary’s Road between 7.30...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Garon Wilkinson, the Bermuda Sanshou Association president, has hailed the island’s impressive showing at the International Kungfu Taiji Online Tournament last month.
Bermuda’s 12-member team of Wushu athletes scooped ten medals, including three gold...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson