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The upcoming Christmas and new year holidays will affect trash collection across the island, the Government has warned.
This year’s Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays will be observed on Monday and Tuesday next week.
As a result, any trash schedul...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Michael Weeks praised the work of the island’s customs officers after a visit to operations at the LF Wade International Airport.
The Minister of National Security said cutting the flow of illegal drugs and weapons into the country was a priority of ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People enrolled in an employment programme have earned certificates in computing.
Rick Richardson, of the Bermuda Technical Institute Association, approached the Bermuda Housing Corporation a few years ago with an idea for alternative education.
He...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A man who caused an accident in Hamilton that left a motorcyclist hospitalised was fined $800.
Howard Chamberlain, 42, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard t...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A man who set his shirt on fire inside Hamilton Police Station was sentenced to four months behind bars.
Ezra Ararat, 37, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Friday to causing the fire and damaging a cell.
On February 10, Ararat ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Christmas came early for St David’s Primary School as Santa Claus paid a visit on the last day before the winter break.
Santa, portrayed by school custodian Darick DeSilva, visited pupils at St David’s Primary School during their end-of-term assembly...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The philanthropic Centennial Bermuda Foundation has appointed a programme and operations manager to ensure awareness about its scholarships.
Terré Smith will support the day-to-day operations of Centennial and its grant review committees, board of di...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A former Minister of National Security has received kudos after he came to the aid of a passenger who suffered a seizure on a Bermuda-bound plane.
Jeff Baron, a former OBA MP and senator, said the incident happened on Friday while he was on the Delta...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former Progressive Labour Party MP has dismissed speculation that the Government is pressing ahead with Independence.
Instead, Rolfe Commissiong insisted that David Burt, the Premier, had instigated a “cynical political marketing exercise” while “k...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A young bald eagle that arrived on the island in March was still on the hunt this autumn, according to the Bermuda Audubon Society.
The society said the predator was last spotted over the Mid-Ocean Golf Club in mid-November.
In the autumn edition of ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes