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A stretch of Harbour Road will be temporarily closed to traffic later this week as part of work to repair a damaged wall.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the section of Harbour Road between Highwood Lane and Lover’s Lane would be cl...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two historical societies have received Government grants to fund education programmes.
The St George’s Historical Society was presented with a $5,000 cheque while the Bermuda Historical Society received $6,000.
A Government spokeswoman said: “Each ye...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Forecasters are continuing to keep a wary eye on Tropical Storm Henri, which grew in strength from a tropical depression overnight.
Henri was 115 nautical miles south-southeast of Bermuda at 3pm today, and had made its expected turn to the west and...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pair of new permanent secretaries have been appointed, the Head of the Public Service announced today.
Derrick Binns said Marva-Jean O’Brien, recently seconded as the secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into historic land losses, has become the...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A strike by bus service staff will continue today, the Government confirmed last night.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said that Department of Public Transportation managers had met Bermuda Industrial Union officials yesterday but had been u...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Many acres of seagrass beds crucial for the survival of sea turtles and other marine life have “completely collapsed” over the last four years, according to a leading environmental group.
The Bermuda Turtle Project says “immediate changes” are neede...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A Bermudian artist living in the US said he was shocked after a sculpture he created for an outdoor art show was damaged in an arson attack.
Jordan Carey, 25, created the artwork depicting two Gombey dancers for an exhibition in Congress Square Park,...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Sea-level rise and more frequent and intense weather events pose the greatest climate change threat to Bermuda and the other British Overseas Territories, according to a new report.
The UK Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership released the repor...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A husband and wife who denied breaches of Covid-19 quarantine regulations yesterday had a date set for trial.
Sophia Cannonier, 53, and husband, Michael Watson, 46, will appear in Magistrates’ Court on November 4.
It is alleged the two, from Devonshi...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A city car park is set to be transformed into a drive-through food festival aimed at helping local restaurants.
The City of Hamilton is staging the Taste of Bermuda Drive-in Experience at the Par-la-Ville Car Park from September 24 to September 26, s...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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