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Roadworks in Smith’s have been halted for the holiday period
The news means that a section of Harrington Sound Road will be closed to traffic.
The Ministry of Public Works said in a notice published in the Official Gazette yesterday that work bet...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two charities have been given a holiday boost from the International Women’s Club.
The IWC donated $9,000 to the Women’s Resource Centre to support its Transformational Living Centre’s education and life skills programme.
The soon-to-be-opened TLC o...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Seniors were yesterday given hundreds of hampers to help them have a happy Christmas.
The Salvation Army handed out non-perishable Christmas foods, as well as toys for people with grandchildren who live with them.
The event came after the charity dis...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Campaigns
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man with a 21-page list of previous convictions was sent to the Drug Treatment Court yesterday after he admitted stealing more than $3,000 worth of clothes and jewellery.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Coolridge Eve, 63, broke into Gibbons Company i...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A thief was referred yesterday to the Drug Treatment Court after he admitted stealing two motorbikes for drugs money.
Treadwell Smith, 35, also pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing more than $600 worth of damage to one of the stolen motorc...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A food bank charity got an early Christmas present from fundraising efforts by pupils at a private school.
Primary schoolchildren at Saltus donated non-perishable food to the Eliza DoLittle Society as part of the school’s 24 Days of Giving campaign.
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DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Murdered footballer Osagi Bascome was remembered yesterday with a minute of silence by fans at one of his former clubs.
Darlington FC Women opened their match on Sunday with the tribute to Mr Bascome, who died after he was stabbed on Saturday.
The cl...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton’s festive 12 Days of Giving campaign has finished with 24 winners taking home prizes.
A spokeswoman for the City said that more than 1,000 entries were received for the contest through the municipality’s Facebook and Instagram pa...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The heartbroken parents of Osagi Bascome tonight paid tribute to their murdered son who died after being stabbed on Saturday.
Carla and Herbie Bascome said that “fearless” was the first word that came to mind at the thought of their son.
“He was love...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An ecology student who completed an ambitious thesis with flying colours has been named Bermuda’s latest Rhodes Scholar.
Emma O’Donnell, 22, a Princeton University graduate, was given the two-year scholarship to study environmental sustainability at ...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson