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More than $35,000 will be split between nine charities from the sales of a traditional calendar by fuel firm Rubis.
Jermaine Simons, the firm’s sales manager, said it was hoped the donations from the 2021 calendar would be a help, especially in the d...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Botanical Gardens could be lost to future generations unless a proper management plan is introduced, a government landscape architect has warned.
Danny Simmons said that government staff could face a “wide range of issues” such as uncontrolled he...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A shipping business owner who fought his way back from homelessness said he wanted to give back with a holiday charity campaign.
Kevin Simmons, the executive director of Ekko Trading Bermuda, wants to hand out food, toys and blankets to about 300 Ber...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An allotment next to a popular Court Street restaurant appeared to be the scene of a shooting on Saturday night in which a 30-year-old man was injured.
Business owners in the area said the victim might have been chased into the open area just north o...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government had “no intention” of tailoring its proposal to licence cannabis production to fit with the UK’s conventions that allows use of the drug for medicinal purposes only.
David Burt, the Premier, underlined that legislation of cannabis in B...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A respected businessman, sailor and former City of Hamilton alderman was “a leader wherever he found himself”.
Tommy Dickinson, a former head of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, was somebody who “always picked up the torch when he was pushed forward ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Two brothers have claimed international chess titles after winning more than 50 games apiece.
Odin Flanagan, 9, and his brother, Dylan, 8, were given the title of Arena Fide Masters after they faced off against competitors of all ages from around th...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two British legal consultants, including a Queen’s Counsel, are on the island until next March to strengthen the island’s system of independent court advocates for children.
Tinée Furbert, the social development minister, revealed that “experienced f...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Voices from around the world in the growing youth call to action against climate change will come together from today at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute.
The island’s first youth climate summit will link Bermudian audiences with young cl...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The sporting triumph of boxer Clarence Hill, Bermuda’s first Olympic medal-winner, was celebrated yesterday with a home-grown tribute at Loyal Hill in Devonshire.
The Loyal Gazette presented Mr Hill with a miniature replica of his 1976 bronze medal a...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell