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More than 600 gifts were handed over to seniors at an annual Christmas giveaway event – 100 more than planned for.
Carol Clarke opened up the yard of her Pembroke home to host a Covid-19 safe Seniors Appreciation Day in partnership with Bermuda Overs...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 100 families in need will be able to enjoy a Christmas dinner after a parish council turned Santa’s little helpers.
Pembroke Parish Council teamed up at the weekend with wholesalers Butterfield & Vallis, power firm Belco and Pacheco Farms i...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Police Service has again asked the public for help in finding missing teenager Saphire Wainwright.
Saphire is described as brown complexioned and about 5ft 8in with heavy build, weighing about 220lb.
She was last seen around 11.15am on Sa...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to ban single use plastics in Bermuda were highlighted by the home affairs minister at an international forum.
Walter Roban told the virtual Financial Times Global Boardroom event that the island was leading the way on climate change.
Mr Roban...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A civil servant tasked with the creation of a service standards training programme was today announced as the winner of last month’s Public Service Excellence Award.
Ashjuana Thomas, the talent management partner at the Department of Employee and Org...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A hydroponic farm fuelled by renewable energy could soon be introduced to the island, according to a recent job listing.
The listing – published by Executemps Ltd on behalf of Cardinal Farms Ltd on Wednesday – sought an electrical manager for a “comp...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A murderer jailed for 25 years can challenge his conviction in the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice has ruled.
The move came after Wolda Gardner made an application to the Supreme Court in August for his conviction to be quashed because he claimed ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 15-strong group of new Bermudian apprentices was unveiled by power firm Belco today.
The four year programme will offer a mix of hands-on training and classroom work with apprentices earning as they learn.
A total of 14 men and one woman were selec...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Piles of trash have grown around the Botanical Gardens for months as Government staff ignored the mess, members of the public have claimed.
A woman who walks her dog through the gardens, who asked not to be named, said two piles of trash had formed o...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
One of Bermuda’s Olympians and a veteran broadcaster has died, it was announced yesterday.
Mike Sharpe, who was 65, competed in the 100 metres at the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, also excelled in the triple jump, ran in relay races and p...
DATE: Dec 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
