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With hurricane season underway and roadside foliage growing rapidly, the community is being urged to join in an effort to trim overhanging trees to reduce fallen branches in the event of a storm.
The Ministry of Public Works has teamed up with other...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Belco will talk to the public about its efforts to reduce emissions at its Pembroke plant at an online forum on Thursday.
A spokesman for the energy provider said the forum, to begin at 5.30pm, will “include updates on the company’s sustainability st...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Energy has launched a new public survey to collect information about the public interest in solar energy.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, encouraged the public to complete the online survey to help the Government design ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Planning renovations at the historic home of Verdmont will benefit from enhancements thanks to a $10,000 donation from The Garden Club of Bermuda.
The donation was made to the Bermuda National Trust museum and gardens as part of the Garden Club’s 10...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party appeared to draw stinging criticism from one of its own in a broadside in the House of Assembly, with backbencher Jamahl Simmons decrying a “mindset” pandering to businesses and putting population growth ahead of the part...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A vet this week sounded a warning over a “massive” number of dogs left unvaccinated against common illnesses because their owners “do not believe in it, or do not have the money”.
Andrew Madeiros of Ettrick Animal Hospital spoke after an apparent vir...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have appealed for any witness to the murder of Jahcari Francis who was killed four years ago yesterday.
Mr Francis, 20, was shot to death while he was inside a residence on Upland Street, Devonshire, at approximately 10.40pm on July 19, 2017.
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DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A campaigner opposed to mandatory supervised quarantining has again maintained that he did not submit a medical exemption form when he returned from an overseas trip last week.
Antonio Belvedere acknowledged that he did share an exemption letter from...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A world-renowned sailor, builder of boats and frequent caller on Bermuda was recalled by friends for his motto in life: “Never be afraid to be terrified.”
Paul Erling Johnson, famed for crossing the Atlantic alone in a sailboat at 16, died last month...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Mental health benefits and services in Bermuda are not on an equal footing as those dealing with physical health, the Ministry of Health has admitted.
It was responding after Tania Stafford, a former service user at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Instit...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan