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Chefs at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel have created a larger than life festive moongate made from gingerbread.
The sweet-smelling structure stands 10ft tall, weighs in at more than 300lbs and takes up almost the entire width of the hotel lobb...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government is still working towards a 2020 Throne Speech pledge to extend an international convention on disabilities to the island.
Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the Mini...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shoppers will be able to win vouchers for shopping in the island’s Economic Empowerment Zones over the festive season.
The Eat, Shop, Play event, organised by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, was designed to encourage people to spend the...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Traffic lights around the west end of Hamilton’s Church Street will be upgraded next month.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said work would be carried out on Church Street at its junctions with Par-la-Ville Road, Bermudiana Road and Richmond R...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People are being warned to expect severe weather conditions this afternoon.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of National Security said the Bermuda Weather Service (BWS) had issued a severe weather watch for this afternoon.
“According to the BWS, an act...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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The government will have to reveal details of a controversial deal signed with a US-owned courier company without putting the contract out to tender, a court has ruled.
The Supreme Court has given Bermudian shippers Mailboxes Unlimited leave to appea...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has been forced to pull a misleading image of the Botanical Gardens from its website – because the old photograph of manicured flower beds is a world away from the state of the grounds at present.
The BTA website said i...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The teenage creator of an international organisation set up to translate climate change literature into dozens of languages helped close a major conference for young people on Saturday.
Sophia Kianni, 19, the keynote speaker at the Youth Climate Summ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A newly-minted lawyer said family and a strong support system helped her along the path to success.
Ojeda Smith, an associate in law firm Wakefield Quin’s corporate department, added their example meant she was committed to helping other people in th...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More action has to be taken to tackle gang violence, the One Bermuda Alliance shadow national security minister said in parliament on Friday.
Michael Dunkley, added the Government had revealed few details on how it planned to beat the scourge of gang...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes