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A central “neighbourhood commercial centre” and new housing for seniors at Burrows Hill are among “opportunity sites” to revitalise St David’s, a community plan has revealed.
Residents want rid of the unsightly “boat graveyard” at Ship’s Wharf, where...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Health officials yesterday said there has been a modest drop in Covid-19 cases, with 121 people infected and five people in hospital.
At the island’s last update on August 17, there were 144 active cases with seven people undergoing hospital treatmen...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A government brochure full of policy information that was already publicly available was deemed by the Opposition to be “propaganda”.
Doug DeCouto, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, added that public funds should not be spent on producing political adv...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Leading police officers today highlighted their commitment to help people in the LGBTQ+ community as preparations continued for Pride events this weekend.
Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons added that everyone should be treated with “dignity and re...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Education minister, Diallo Rabain, was relieved that a bridge built of popsicle sticks, glue and string by students could hold his weight when he walked across it.
The unusual structure was created by students on the 2022 STEAM Academy programme to e...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A 20-year-old man faces a retrial for aggravated burglary after a Supreme Court jury failed to reach a verdict.
Zywonde Lema, of Warwick, pleaded not guilty to aggravated burglary, alleged to have happened on November 13, 2020.
His trial, which start...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 57-year-old female visitor to Bermuda who drowned while swimming at Horseshoe Bay on Saturday has been named by police as Judy Severe.
She was said to be among several visiting cruise ship passengers who went to the beach in Southampton.
A police s...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Education has praised dozens of students who have been awarded government scholarships for the coming year.
In a statement, the ministry announced the names of 68 scholarship winners who won a range of awards worth between $35,000 per...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than $50,000 of scholarships are waiting to be collected by Spice Valley and TN Tatem Middle School graduates who excelled at the school.
The Foundation of Bermuda Studies said that the Quinton Edness and Naquita Dill-Robinson scholarships, whic...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season has had the quietest start to the season in 30 years, but is still expected to pick up in the coming weeks.
So far this year, only three named storms have been reported – Alex, Bonnie and Colin – but all three were ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes