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Bermudian artist Gherdai Hassell has created a public sculpture commissioned by an art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact.
The World Reimagined has commissioned a series of globe structures ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A team from the British Virgin Islands visited Bermuda this week to learn more about how the island handles its waste.
Marlon Penn, BVI Minister of Health and Social Development, Petrona Davies, permanent secretary for the ministry, and Albert Gillin...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors will receive the 2.75 per cent pension increase promised by the Government on September 15, the Premier and Minister of Finance has said.
David Burt, who introduced legislation to increase the funds for seniors in July, said the payments wou...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Road closures in two parishes are set to start this Saturday, the Ministry of Public Works has warned.
Trenching will continue along Middle Road in Southampton from August 20 to August 28 from 7am to 7pm.
Lighthouse Road will be closed to all traffic...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A legal landmark could be set by a fresh trial ordered for a man whose conviction was struck down this year after he was jailed nearly a decade ago for a gun murder.
The Court of Appeal found that a retrial for Devon Hewey, who was accused in the pre...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 67-year-old man has been ordered to pay more than $7,000 in damages after his pitbull attacked and killed another dog.
Clifton Williams had pleaded guilty to owning a “pitbull-type dog” without a licence or permission to do so at an earlier hearing...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The One Bermuda Alliance has demanded the Government provide an immediate explanation to reports of “significant resignations” within the Department of Public Prosecutions.
Scott Pearman, the Shadow Legal Affairs Minister, said the news could exacer...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Two Bermudian students have been awarded a combined $55,000 in educational funds as part of Butterfield Bank’s annual scholarship programme.
Tahj Cox received the Sir Harry D Butterfield Undergraduate Scholarship in honour of the bank’s late chairma...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New tuk tuk tours are proving to be a huge hit with locals and visitors alike, according the people behind the business.
It took about 30 months to get permission to get the vehicles on the roads and driver Shaun Franks said: “Having to deal with th...
DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
When people see the three-wheeled black and yellow tuk tuks for the first time, they often take a second look because nothing like them has been seen on the island before. The Royal Gazette’s Stefano Ausenda took a tour in one to find out more.
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DATE: Aug 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda