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A man who delighted generations of Bermudian youngsters as the island’s Santa Claus on TV has died overseas.
Keith Hart, an advertising executive, was also a broadcaster on ZBM and appeared as Mysterio the Magician as a stage act.
The children’s ente...
DATE: Feb 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Flora Duffy’s quest to book her place at the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo this year could resume as early as next month.
After the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, World Triathlon froze the qualification rankings for the Games in March of las...
DATE: Feb 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Firefighters responded to more than 300 emergency calls last month, it was revealed today.
A Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said that, of 173 of the 301 calls logged needed emergency medical services.
The Hamilton Station, which responds to ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Firefighters and police were called to a boat fire in Warwick last night.
A Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said: “BFRS responded with one appliance from the Port Royal Station and a total of four firefighters.
“Upon arrival, fire crews saw a...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Company managers should consider all the alternatives before staff were made redundant, a trade union said yesterday.
The Bermuda Public Services Union said it feared that “unscrupulous employers” could target union members.
Armell Thomas, the BPSU p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The City of Hamilton is to use non-slip paint on manhole covers that could be a safety hazard in wet weather.
The corporation took action last week after a member of the public posted on a Facebook group that he had seen people slip on the diamond-p...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sueallen Lottimore has not lost sight of her goal of competing in professional bodybuilding despite encountering obstacles that have put her career on hold.
The multiple Bermuda women’s champion has not competed on stage since earning multiple pro ca...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Medical experts have warned pinning hopes on vaccinating athletes alone is not the solution to guarantee being able to stage the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo this year.
With the Games due to commence in less than six months, the distribution of...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Almost $5.3 million was spent on a string of contracts by the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority last year, the latest figures have revealed.
The news came as the authority announced that the aircraft registry had grown by 13 per cent – 103 aircraft – ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A charity will this month launch a fundraising drive to help impoverished children in Africa get an education.
The Bermuda Overseas Mission has organised a month-long virtual tag February designed to support families in the Mulanje district of Malawi...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
