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The Bacchanal Run was a big success on Saturday despite having to be toned down in response to several noise complaints, organisers have said.
A spokeswoman for Party People Entertainment which hosts the Soca-driven event every Cup Match holiday, sa...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The acting Commissioner of Police has praised officers who had to restrain members of the public who tried to stop them making arrests over the weekend.
Darrin Simons said in a statement last night that several officers were assaulted by members of ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A man has been arrested and a firearm seized by police after a motorcycle rider was stopped during the Somerset Cricket Club celebratory motorcade on Saturday evening.
A police spokesman said officers were regulating traffic at about 6pm as the proce...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A scholarship that has been supported Bermudians researching the island’s history and culture for 25 years will now help a young marine archaeologist pursue his studies.
Xander Cook, 22, was presented with $6,000 by the Bermuda Historical Society las...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Work on traffic light upgrades in the area of Church Street, Par-la-Ville Street, Bermudiana Road and Richmond Road will start next month, the City of Hamilton said.
A spokeswoman said: “Works will extend to the exit area of the Par-la-Ville car park...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Legislation to extend financial assistance for able-bodied recipients was given the green light by the Senate.
Arianna Hodgson, the Junior Minister for Labour, Finance and Health, said the Financial Assistance Amendment and Validation Act would exten...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Court Street merchants last week toasted the success of a July 25 open-air market with a giveaway of prizes to shoppers – including a 65-inch TV donated by an area business.
Gary Augustus, one of the organisers and proprietor of the Soul Food Grill &...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Selena Fields has been re-elected as president of the Bermuda Entertainment Union.
Members of the union elected a new executive committee earlier this month, with Darryl Simons voted in as vice-president.
The full list of the BEU executive committee...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The delayed 51st Round the Island Seagull Race took place on Saturday with strong winds and just over half the preregistered boats participating.
The race, which took a year’s hiatus last year because of Covid-19, attracted only 33 of the 60 boats ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the public should show trash collectors more respect, according to the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union.
Chris Furbert also said that those who have criticised collectors who downed tools recently should instead be concerned over...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson