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Plots of land in Warwick and Hamilton Parish have formally been named nature reserves, the House of Assembly heard on Friday.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that 16.6 acres of former golf course at Riddell’s Bay and 3.4 acres of lan...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A decision by the American college of Radiology to stop certifying mammography services outside the US did not faze the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
It just headed north to Canada and won accreditation from the Canadian Association of Radiolog...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The head of the Bermuda Police Service hoped more money will be available in next year’s Budget to boost officer numbers.
Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said the organisation was funded for 400 but would ideally have about 425 in its ranks.
He ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three people were rescued from a sinking vessel about 250 miles off the coast of Bermuda this weekend.
According to an incident report by Bermuda Maritime Operations, RCC Norfolk contacted RCC Bermuda on Sunday morning, December 4, 2022, about a 44ft...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The team charged with devising a plan to conserve Bermuda’s waters while developing a blue economy is seeking further feedback from the public.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme said there were further opportunities for stakeholders to “make th...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 20 rush hour bus routes have been cancelled this evening, with services to both St George’s and Dockyard, affected by the cuts.
Five buses scheduled to leave Hamilton heading west to either Barnes Corner or Dockyard have been pulled from th...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The public is being invited to step back in time at Carter House’s annual family Christmas celebration in St David’s – a year after it had to be cancelled due to Covid-19 regulations.
The event, which will have a 17th-century holiday feel, will fea...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
The chief executive of the island’s gambling watchdog appears to have left the post after two years, according to his professional networking account.
Jean Major’s LinkedIn page said his tenure at the helm of the Bermuda Gaming Commission ran until D...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Nathan Wilson and Maia Bento-Fray have been crowned Mr CedarBridge and Miss CedarBridge respectively.
The students of CedarBridge Academy beat out fellow students to the top prizes at a special ceremony at the school on Saturday evening.
This year a...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The number of motorists arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired has shot up by 50 per cent this year – despite a police crackdown on bad driving habits.
According to police, there have been 180 arrests for drink driving so far this year, comp...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan