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A reminder was sent to motorists today that part of Middle Road in Southampton will be fully closed for at least one weekend next month.
Belco trench work will affect a stretch between Riviera Road and Rebecca Road on August 6 and 7.
A spokesman for ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Regulatory Authority has blamed “critical deficiencies” at Belco for an island-wide 2020 blackout in a highly redacted report.
The report found that the main causes of the outage were the failure of an unnamed system and that certain circuit ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Brownlow Place, who turns 106 tomorrow, did not just see Bermuda change from a rigidly segregated community to a modern democracy, he was at the centre of many of the changes through his family’s newspaper, The Recorder. This week he shared his memor...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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An over-the-counter prescription medicine now available on island is proving effective in reducing symptoms of patients who have Covid-19.
The Paxlovid pill – developed by drug company Pfizer, which also manufactures the Covid vaccine – is also helpi...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s ban on same-sex marriage has made international headlines.
In an opinion piece on US news network CNN’s website, journalist Allison Hope praised US politicians for codifying marriage equality in a vote in the House of Representatives earlie...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Pembroke residents have urged the Government to stick by its guns after it put pressure on Belco to reduce emissions from its North Power Station.
The Opposition said that the Government must legislate comprehensive remediation programmes for affect...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s tall ship Spirit of Bermuda is to leave Bermuda today on another expedition to fly the flag in overseas ports-of-call.
Spirit is due to set sail from Bermuda to journey to the Canadian Maritime provinces, including Prince Edward Isla...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Haiti’s flag will be given a place of pride at Somerset Cricket Club for Cup Match in tribute to the Caribbean nation’s historic role in Emancipation.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, joined the presentation of the flag to Dawn...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermudian Clyde Best’s pioneering achievement as one of the first Black players in the top level of English football have been immortalised at Somerset Cricket Club.
A series of murals were unveiled on Clyde Best Lane last night at the ground where...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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Balancing commercial interests with environmental sustainability is the topic of a virtual talk taking place today.
Lanya Fanovich is a senior ecologist at the Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville in Trinidad and Tobago. The institute work...
DATE: Jul 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan