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Traffic lights around the west end of Hamilton’s Church Street will be upgraded next month.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said work would be carried out on Church Street at its junctions with Par-la-Ville Road, Bermudiana Road and Richmond R...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People are being warned to expect severe weather conditions this afternoon.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of National Security said the Bermuda Weather Service (BWS) had issued a severe weather watch for this afternoon.
“According to the BWS, an act...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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The government will have to reveal details of a controversial deal signed with a US-owned courier company without putting the contract out to tender, a court has ruled.
The Supreme Court has given Bermudian shippers Mailboxes Unlimited leave to appea...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has been forced to pull a misleading image of the Botanical Gardens from its website – because the old photograph of manicured flower beds is a world away from the state of the grounds at present.
The BTA website said i...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The teenage creator of an international organisation set up to translate climate change literature into dozens of languages helped close a major conference for young people on Saturday.
Sophia Kianni, 19, the keynote speaker at the Youth Climate Summ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A newly-minted lawyer said family and a strong support system helped her along the path to success.
Ojeda Smith, an associate in law firm Wakefield Quin’s corporate department, added their example meant she was committed to helping other people in th...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More action has to be taken to tackle gang violence, the One Bermuda Alliance shadow national security minister said in parliament on Friday.
Michael Dunkley, added the Government had revealed few details on how it planned to beat the scourge of gang...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new fund inspired by Olympic champion Flora Duffy to back future athletics stars has got off the starting blocks, it was announced today.
The Flora Gold Fund was set up with initial support from rum firm Gosling’s.
The company will continue to don...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Employers and third sector agencies are to join a number of Government departments in the latest efforts to tackle gang violence.
Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, told the House of Assembly: “We will not police our way out of this probl...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Women were reminded that “there is life after abuse” during an anti-domestic violence event last week.
Crystal Swan, the Executive Officer at Government House, said that she knew people who overcame their experiences and achieved new goals.
She was s...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter