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The Olde Towne will be alive with festive season activities at the weekend as part of a bid to promote the area.
Businesses and performers have united for the “Holiday Shop ‘n’ Stroll”, which is scheduled to start on Sunday and run every Sunday until...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A real estate broker is to hold a seminar next week to help people “end the rental cycle”.
Tamika Todd, of Platinum Realty, will run the session with the Women’s Resource Centre.
A WRC spokeswoman told the public: “In this masterclass, you will disco...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A veteran teacher at a private school has been appointed as its new principal.
Anna Faria-Machado, who joined Mount St Agnes Academy as a Grade 6 teacher in 1999, takes over from Sue Moench, who served in the post for 14 years.
Ms Faria-Machado said...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Governor and the Premier appear to be on a collision course over a plan for the liberalisation of cannabis laws.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, has made it clear legalisation of cannabis for purposes other than medicinal and scientific use, or some i...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A shipping company highlighted the latest dates it can accept goods to arrive in time for the Christmas season.
The announcement from Best Shipping came amid concerns that global supply chain problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will affect Chris...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda has passed its original 70 per cent herd immunity target for vaccinations, the latest Government figures have revealed.
The Government website showed 70.2 per cent of the population had received two shots and 16.8 per cent had received a boos...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Electricity from Bermuda’s first large-scale solar farm has started to feed into the island’s electricity grid, power firm Belco revealed yesterday.
A Belco spokesman said that the six-megawatt solar farm – on a disused runway at the airport called t...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government today admitted it has failed to work out the “magic number” for Bermuda’s ideal population size.
Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said that despite talks with the finance ministry, ministers had yet to figure out a “ballpark” numbe...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A recovery programme for the rare cahow has logged a record number of breeding pairs this year.
The number of pairs on Nonsuch Island, off St George’s, increased from 143 breeding pairs last year to 156 this year.
The cahows are identified with band...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A thanksgiving service will be hosted by the Christian Science Society of Bermuda this evening.
The annual event will run from 6pm and can be attended in-person or on Zoom.
A spokeswoman said: “Even though thanksgiving is a US holiday, we are all kee...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter