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The co-creator of the 1980s Bermuda-inspired hit children’s show Fraggle Rock has “guarded but high hopes” that a new series released on Apple TV+ today will remain true to its original philosophy.
Michael Frith, who was born and raised in Salt Kettl...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Roadworks on Harbour Road have at last finished after months of disruptions to road users.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, confirmed yesterday that completion of the project – which was over schedule and over budget – was “a mileston...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government admitted yesterday that it did not know when island-wide roadworks would be finished or what the final bill would be.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said he did not have the total cost to hand and was unable to say wh...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl almost 20 years ago.
Jamel Simons, 38, had admitted that he had sex with the child – but argued that he should not have been convicted of sexual assa...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An airline has confirmed that its Bermuda routes will shift to a summer only service as the company made changes in line with “customer demand”.
JetBlue said that its flights to New York and Boston would halt in October and return in spring 2023.
A J...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Plans to redevelop a closed restaurant in the West End have been approved.
Sandys Holding Company – the owners of the Somerset Country Squire – were given planning approval to demolish sections of the building and develop a new restaurant.
The compan...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to build new tourist accommodation at a hotel have been given the green light.
The Coral Beach Club in Paget was given permission by planners to develop a maintenance yard and build eight new tourist units in six new buildings.
The club said in...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College graduates were today encouraged to embark on a “journey to purpose” and inspire future generations to be great.
Dejaneé Hill-Edwards, a guest speaker at the college’s Winter Commencement ceremony and an underwriting assistant at reins...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Mohawk Radio are to perform an unplugged set on the steps of Hamilton’s City Hall as part of the Creatives Live open air concert series.
The concert will be held today from 12.30pm to 1.30pm and will be a socially distanced event.
Ernest Peets, the ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Covid-19 curfew restrictions ended today at 5am, the Ministry of Health said last night.
But other rules designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus will remain in force for two more weeks from Friday.
They include keeping maximum group sizes to ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell