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Trash collectors will pick up old Christmas trees over the next two weeks.
A spokesman for the public ministry said the western parishes, west of Tee Street, Devonshire, would have discarded trees collected on January 15.
Christmas trees in areas eas...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Road widening work in Warwick will mean a one lane closure on the parish’s Middle Road from next week.
The public works ministry said that the moving of Belco poles and construction of a new wall and sidewalk on the road east of Burnt House Hill woul...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Gregory Seymour, a singer who led the popular rhythm and blues group Burning Ice, was one of its few surviving members.
The band, which hit its heyday in the 1970s, also enjoyed popularity overseas.
Music historian Dale Butler’s book Music on the Roc...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire, the health minister warned last night as the number of active cases surged past 1,000.
Kim Wilson said: “The facts are that the Omicron variant’s transmission rate is like nothing...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s first casino could be open for business in the summer, the gambling watchdog signalled.
Jean Major, the chief executive of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC), said the operation was “progressing well”.
Mr Major added: “June is ent...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
With Boris Johnson’s UK premiership looking in peril, Shaun Connolly, who closely observed the “political rock star” in his pomp at Westminster, looks at how it came to this and what it could mean for Bermuda.
If Boris Johnson is toppled by the ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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Police manpower has been cut because of coronavirus sickness rates – but senior officers insisted that front line services had not been hit.
Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons confirmed that 18 staff members were off because of Covid-19.
Mr ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A brand consultant, a hospitality veteran and an advertising expert have joined the Bermuda Tourism Authority board.
Shiona Turini, Bushara K Bushara and Carol Blaser will all join the board this month as the terms of Jessica Mello, Philip Barnett an...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Several schools are set to reopen their classrooms to pupils today, but most of the island’s middle schools and senior schools will stay shut.
The Department of Education said Victor Scott Preschool would resume classes today, which left St David’s P...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Running a home to help women and their children is a dream come true for the service’s first executive director, she said.
Edonna Bean said: “This appointment is not a job for me … this is a dream coming to fruition for me.
“To be chosen to be of ser...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
