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A law designed to help children in care could be tabled in the House of Assembly this month, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said.
Tinée Furbert said that the legislation was in its final stages of preparation.
She added that a replace...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Hundreds gathered at Shelly Bay Field on Saturday night for a sunset vigil to pay tribute to a father and former prison officer.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said that while he was saddened by the death of Daemon Bell, the ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 15-month schedule to renovate Bermuda’s biggest resort is “fairly tight, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it”, a construction expert said of plans to reopen the Fairmont Southampton Hotel by the summer of 2023.
Construction heads shared their vie...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Unpaid taxes and Government fees were thought to total almost $198 million at the end of last year, the finance minister said.
Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly that the estimate was based on figures from the Office of the Tax Commissioner ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Ferry crew members have undergone special training to help make travel on the service a better experience for the disabled.
A total of 22 frontline ferry staff took part in the training, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and designed to help...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s latest soldiers today started to settle into two weeks of tough training.
The group of 16 – 14 men and two women – arrived at Warwick Camp and were issued their uniforms and kit.
They were also briefed on Covid-19 precaut...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Ministry of Public Works is on the look out for a firm to examine the condition of the Swing Bridge in St George’s.
According to a Request for Proposal issued on February 4, the Ministry wants to engage an engineering firm to conduct a “detailed ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s parks are being destroyed by bike riders who cause erosion and “deep ruts” in pathways, according to a leading conservationist
David Wingate added that the needs of cyclists and pedestrians were “incompatible”, and that bikers should be...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More than $20,000 was raised for charity on Saturday in the 53rd annual Gas-O-Rama event organised by the Hamilton Lions Club.
A spokesman for the club said they had been able to sell 4,000 raffle tickets in addition to other donations.
He said: “It...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two civil servants have been recognised for their “exemplary service” to the island’s agricultural output.
Thomas Sinclair and Maxwell Dill were presented with Public Service Excellence Awards last week by David Burt, the Premier.
They head up govern...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan