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Trench and road works in Hamilton Parish mean a road closure will be extended, the Ministry of Public Works said.
A notice said traffic will be affected until November 19.
It said: “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform motorists that the ong...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two burglars who admitted stealing thousand of dollars of clothes, tools and accessories were sent to Drug Treatment Court.
Dean O’Brien, 59, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to trespassing and stealing clothes and accessories valued at $7,350.
T...
DATE: Oct 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A charity set up in the name of Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy to sponsor budding sports stars has been given $10,000 by a bank.
The cash was donated to the Flora Fund by Clarien Bank.
Ms Duffy said: “Looking back, as I cannot help but do thi...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda is set to lose its direct air service to Boston, a major US gateway city, when JetBlue airlines cuts its service at the end of this month.
The quick flight to Boston is a popular link for Bermudian students in the US as well as for medical tr...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell enjoyed a friendly relationship with Bermuda and its former premier Sir John Swan in particular.
Worldwide, the soldier and diplomat was perhaps best known for his prominent role in the US inva...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
It was quite a day for Flora Duffy who will now see her name emblazoned around the island in recognition of her historic Olympic gold medal.
During a national holiday honouring Flora yesterday, the National Stadium was named the Flora Duffy South Fie...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Union heads have called on their members to get vaccinated, highlighting the “alarming numbers” of deaths from Covid-19.
The Bermuda Industrial Union’s executive sent out the letter on Friday to all its members, urging people to speak with their fami...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermudian aid worker who devoted the last 12 years to building a better life for Haitian children said that conditions in the stricken Caribbean country had descended to the worst he had ever seen.
“I have seen devastation, but this is a whole diff...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 58-year-old man was critically ill in intensive care after a crash with a car.
Police said that at about 6pm on Sunday the emergency services were called to an accident on Middle Road, Flatts.
A police spokesman said: “The pedal cyclist, a 58-year-...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An environmental campaign group has backed Government’s drive to rid the island of single-use plastics – but has acknowledged that the initiative “may be challenging”.
In a statement released yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfor...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan