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Richmond Road in Hamilton will be closed for roadworks tomorrow, the Corporation of Hamilton announced.
A Corporation spokeswoman said the road will be closed between Mailboxes Unlimited at the Rosebank Centre and the 24-hour Esso gas station so tre...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
An ageing reproduction of an historic ship in St George’s was demolished because it was beyond repair.
The Deliverance replica was built as a tourist attraction in the late 1960s but the structure had become unsafe.
A heap of wood was left in its pla...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An appeal has been made for the public to help a “warrior” dog and her five puppies that were rescued by an animal charity over the weekend.
The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a post on its Facebook page that the tea...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Campaigners who fought a legal battle to retain the right for same-sex couples to marry could be asked to pay some of the Government’s costs after a Privy Council order.
It was ruled that the respondents – Roderick Ferguson and others – were responsi...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A One Bermuda Alliance MP who is the Opposition Whip has been named as the party’s deputy leader, it was announced yesterday.
Jarion Richardson takes up the post almost two years after he was voted into the House of Assembly.
Catherine Kempe, the par...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A North Hamilton businessman with a flair for clothing styles became a “fashion inspiration” for events such as the Miss Bermuda pageant and fashion festivals.
Antwon Kent’s Zig Zag Boutique, which he owned from 1994, sold a range of clothing and ser...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Backers of renewable energy hope the cost savings from wind-generated electricity will attract support for bringing an offshore wind farm to the island.
The environmental charity Greenrock highlighted potential savings of $17 million a year at a foru...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has pushed back at allegations that it is rubber-stamping the development of environmentally sensitive land, insisting that safeguards are in place to ensure the public is consulted on any development before the bulldozers move in.
In ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Changes to garbage pick-up schedules during next week’s holiday were announced today.
In the City of Hamilton, a spokeswoman said that normal collections would take place for residents on Wednesday with the last collection for businesses and bars on ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
There are plans to revitalise and reopen a West End clinic that was shuttered five years ago.
According to a recent planning application, the Government intends to expand the former Somerset Health Centre at the Mangrove Bay Post Office - a Grade 3 l...
DATE: Jul 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes