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A man who died after he lost control of his motorcycle while being followed by police has been named as 25-year-old Keija Simmons.
Police today confirmed Mr Simmons as Bermuda’s seventh road fatality of 2021, and said the matter had been referred to ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
When Dakhari Wade began working as a landscape gardener he discovered parts of the island he never knew existed.
The young horticulturalist, a recent recipient of a scholarship from the Garden Club of Bermuda, said he has had the privilege of visiti...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The post office in Southampton will be temporarily closed for extensive renovations from Monday, August 30, to early December.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Post Office said: “The much needed renovations include, but are not limited to, expansive flo...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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The Auditor General today launched a scathing attack on Government bookkeeping warning of more than 160 years of financial statements in arrears by the end of the present financial year.
Heather Thomas said she was “exhausted hearing backlog audits a...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A busy hurricane season is still on the cards, despite a lack of storms near Bermuda so far this summer.
The US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week in a mid-season update there remains a 65 per cent chance of an abov...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to demolish a historic building linked to National Hero Mary Prince have been modified after a series of objections.
The former Watlington House – used by Ocean View Golf Course as a warehouse – was set for demolition as part of plans to build ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has shut down rumours of a Covid-19 lockdown spread through a viral e-mail.
A Government spokeswoman branded the rumour “malicious nonsense” and added that there was no truth to the rumour “which seems to be spreading via a fake Govern...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian man in the UK has been jailed 30 months for drug offences.
Trundae Darrell, 30, admitted possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, at an appearance last week in Stafford Crown Court, according to the Birmingham Mai...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Plans to add four storeys of residential units to a Front Street building have been refused by the Development Applications Board over traffic concerns.
William Frith Ltd had proposed an expansion of the Frith Building, located at 57 Front Street, to...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The City of Hamilton has promised to invest in major upgrades to its wastewater system to keep waste out of the ocean and further prevent “greaseballs” on South Shore.
Patrick Cooper, City Engineer, said the municipality will purchase and install two...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes