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Blood donors will be eligible to win free e-scooter rides as part of a new partnership between the Bermuda Hospitals Board and Whip.
A BHB spokeswoman said that anyone who donates blood or plasma until September 30 will be put into a raffle to win tw...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Public Services Union delivered educational awards to 18 young Bermudians last month to help them to pursue further education.
While the union has historically given out 12 scholarships as part of its Annual Education Awards Ceremony, the...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority accused Belco yesterday of deliberately misleading the public about emissions from its North Power Station.
The RA, in a public statement, said that senior representatives at Belco had “made concerted efforts to misinform the...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Passengers on a Bermuda-bound flight were told that a shortage of firefighters in Bermuda had caused their departure to be delayed for hours.
The Royal Gazette has heard from multiple sources that those on board the July 29 British Airways flight...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A woman told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that she watched her former neighbour restrain and beat an alleged gunman.
Samaela Cannonier-Darrell said that she was alerted to an incident happening outside her home, only to witness her neighbour Jakai ...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
When Keith Simmons took over the concession and beach rental stand at Warwick Long Bay from his friend Mark Tankard in the spring of 2019, he had a grand vision.
Part of this vision included providing beachgoers with increased rental options and ligh...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Work is set to start this month on a solar project at the National Sports Centre, it was announced today.
It is the last part of a three-phase project and is expected to make a 20 per cent saving on the centre’s utility costs.
A spokesman for the NS...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An effort to protect mangroves at Hungry Bay from the impact of climate change has been approved by the Department of Planning.
The plan put forward by Hungry Bay residents proposed the construction of a seawall to replace a natural breakwater destro...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt has been “misleading” people about the controversial $376 million revamp of the Fairmont Southampton hotel complex, the Opposition has claimed.
Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance tourism spokesman, has questioned why the Premier has...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A motorist was clocked at travelling at 119km/h — or 70mph, the speed limit on a British motorway, the police said today.
It comes as the Bermuda Police Service released its latest Operation Vega statistics, which showed that there had been an increa...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan