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A town hall meeting is to be held in St David’s next week on the proposed installation of a medical waste incinerator, the Government has said.
The gathering on Tuesday, November 1, will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resourc...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Motorists are being asked to be cautious and follow directions from officials when a bicycle race takes place in St David’s next month.
The Carifta triathlon event will follow a route from Cooper’s Island Road through parts of Southside on November 1...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Devil’s Hole Aquarium in Smith’s, once an iconic attraction, may have fallen off the map – but the fish and turtles are still happily swimming at the sea-fed cave.
Although it is shuttered as a business, the tidal pool is home to many creatures, ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New staff facilities could be installed at the Botanical Gardens, according to a recent planning application.
The application, made on behalf of the Department of Public Lands and Buildings, proposes internal renovations to a building next to the...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A prosecutor has been appointed as a magistrate and will take up the role next week.
Maria Sofianos was selected after "an open and competitive recruitment process“, a spokesman for Government House said.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, added: “I am very ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Pembroke man has pleaded not guilty to possessing more than $60,000 worth of drugs.
Maxwell Smith, 50, denied possessing cocaine, a substance containing THC and cannabis resin, as well as possessing and cultivating cannabis when he appeared in Mag...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Bermuda’s eco-friendly outlook is being used to lure visitors back to the island from the UK and continental Europe, travel chiefs have said.
The Bermuda Tourism Authority said it was carrying out a push into the British market after having a “fluctu...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
Lawrence Scott has said he is “surprised, but not bitter” to have been dismissed as transport minister by David Burt, the Premier.
The Cabinet shake-up also saw the removal of Ernest Peets as Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, as well as Governmen...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A sailor who was washed overboard while taking part in this year’s Newport Bermuda Race drowned despite efforts by his crew mates to rescue him, according to an investigation into the tragedy.
The report also concluded that it was unlikely that Colin...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Duranda Greene is to retire as president of the Bermuda College at the end of the academic year.
Jerome Reid, the chairman of the college’s board of governors, made the announcement and thanked Dr Greene for her contribution and years of service.
D...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
