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A Southampton man had a lucky escape on Christmas Eve when a lightning bolt hit his chimney bringing blocks of rubble crashing to the ground outside his house.
The man, who asked not to be named, said he was at home on his own at about 2pm when he h...
DATE: Dec 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s fishermen are still hopeful of a last chance for talks with the Government to end an impasse over a marine conservation plan that they consider flawed.
Allan Bean, president of the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda and chairman of the Commerc...
DATE: Dec 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young people have been invited to join the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Junior Leaders to help develop self-reliance, initiative and teamwork skills.
Captain Gavin Rayner, commandant of the youth programme, hopes to increase its ranks to 50 so that more ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Canadian man who has been in Bermuda for three weeks to set up a company was caught stealing from a store, a court heard yesterday.
Alexander Francey, 30, pleaded guilty to taking merchandise from Gorham’s when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court. H...
DATE: Dec 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A new hotel could be in the pipeline for the south shore next to the Bermudiana Beach Resort.
The application, which was listed as received by the planning department last week, sought in-principle approval for a branded hotel condo and retail develo...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ministry of Finance has reminded payroll tax rebate applicants and their employers to follow up with their government applications.
The ministry has received 5,116 applications from employees and has so far given about $700,000 in rebates to 3,62...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Garbage collection over the weekend will be delayed due to mechanical problems with trash trucks, the Department of Works and Engineering said today.
A department spokesman said that mechanical crews would work throughout the night to fix “mechanical...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Three people were yesterday charged with conspiring to bring cannabis valued at almost $270,000 into the island.
Kanhai Armstrong, 37, from Pembroke, 25-year-old Victoria Debartolo and 44-year-old Leila Todd, both from Canada, pleaded not guilty to ...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A 10-acre plot of land home to invasive plants and sheep could open as the island’s newest nature reserve in 2024.
Buy Back Bermuda – a collaborative initiative by the Bermuda National Trust and the Bermuda Audubon Society – announced earlier this ye...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity for the island’s homeless has big plans to help more people in the new year.
Formed in September 2021, Home works to end homelessness on the island.
An organisation spokeswoman said: “Since its founding, Home has worked closely with the B...
DATE: Dec 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda