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The wait is over for lovers of local lobsters, as the 2022-23 season opens from tomorrow until the end of next March.
But a decline in numbers of the local Caribbean spiny lobster, whose population has been hit by the loss of seagrass habitats, means...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Dark clouds couldn’t dampen the spirits of thousands of revellers who attended the final Harbour Nights of the summer last night.
In what must have been one of the busiest nights Front Street has witnessed in several years, tourists and locals soaked...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An amateur fisherman made the “catch of the day” after finding a message in a bottle in waters off South Shore at the weekend.
Sam Stan was in his Boston Whaler with two friends when he spotted the bottle about 300 metres off The Reefs resort in Sout...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A video of a swimmer taking a ride on a turtle which is circulating on social media has been described as “disturbing” by one turtle expert, who said that handling them was “dangerous, abusive, and criminal”.
Jennifer Gray, the director of the Bermud...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents should put their garbage out one day after their normal collection day next week because of Monday’s Labour Day holiday, the Ministry of Public Works has advised.
The City of Hamilton separately issued a holiday timetable.
For residents isl...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A section of Berry Hill Road in Paget will be closed to traffic temporarily on Friday morning for tree trimming.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the work would be carried out between 9am and 10am.
“The closure will be effective betw...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An East End road lane closure for the Bermuda Land Development Company to finish trenching work has been extended to the end of September, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
Other closures in Devonshire for Belco trenching have also been exte...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Everyone involved in Supreme Court hearings is now expected to attend in person, it was announced today.
A direction issued this morning said: “While the courts have utilised Zoom to conduct remote hearings to address the difficulties with attending ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
People interested in joining statutory bodies should step forward, Rena Lalgie, the Governor, has said.
Ms Lalgie called on those with the skills and knowledge required to make a contribution.
The Governor said: “I am committed to ensuring an open a...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Lorraine Rest Home has been formally renamed the Lorraine Nursing Home as the facility celebrated its 60th anniversary.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said the facility was given a licence to provide nursing care s...
DATE: Aug 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes