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A Bermudian sailor who saw action in the Falklands war has spoken of his experiences 40 years after the conflict.
Danny Little, from St David’s, was just 15 when he left home for England to join the Royal Navy in 1971.
A little more than ten years la...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than 2,500 people have now signed an online petition calling on the Government to drop the Travel Authorisation Form.
The TAF, introduced in June 2020 and expected to continue until March 2023, has been denounced by the Opposition as a “stealth ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of soldiers hand-picked to guard Royal sites in London said yesterday that their ten-week stint was the experience of a lifetime.
Corporal Orville Hall, one of six Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers attached to the Royal Gibraltar Regiment for c...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
More than 50 hospital staff were off work this weekend after testing positive for Covid-19 or coming into close contact with positive cases.
A Bermuda Hospitals Board said 53 people were affected out of 1,800 staff, adding: “Most positive staff cases...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Opposition yesterday challenged the Government to give details on 15 years of concessions for developers refurbishing the Fairmont Southampton Hotel.
The remarks from Craig Cannonier, the Shadow Tourism Minister, followed the tabling on Friday of...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The pirates anchored in Hamilton harbour did not even take mercy on the Right Reverend Nick Dill, the Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, as he was forced to walk the plank and plunge into the choppy waters below.
But the man of God took his punishment with ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man who trespassed onto Government House to speak to the Governor was sent yesterday to Mental Health Treatment Court.
Magistrates Court heard that Danyon Looby, 46, went to the grounds of Government House on February 21 and tried to speak to Rena ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Students involved in a youth climate programme learnt about the electric buses now servicing the island.
The group was given a presentation about the Department of Public Transportation vehicles as well as a tour.
A Government spokeswoman said that M...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Social service agencies can learn how to better support people who are part of LGBTQ+ communities at a training day next month.
The Inter Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community has teamed up with OUTBermuda to run the session on Ma...
DATE: Apr 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
DATE: Apr 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Blaire Simmons
