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Garbage collectors who downed tools last week over a lack of working trash trucks returned to work yesterday morning – but garbage collection will still be impacted for the rest of the week.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that alth...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Controversial changes to laws governing special development orders were approved by Senators yesterday morning despite opposition.
Lindsey Simmons, the Junior Minister of Home Affairs, told the Senate the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2021 ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who was rescued by the US Coast Guard in 2014 trying to travel from Florida to Bermuda by sea in a floating bubble, has drifted ashore trying to “walk” to New York from Florida.
Reza Baluchi, a marathon runner and Iranian exile, was featured o...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Plans to close West End Primary School in Sandys came under heavy fire last night at a heated town hall meeting in Somerset Cricket Club.
The gathering also delivered an uncommon rebuke to the Progressive Labour Party government, from the party’s own...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two 19-year-old men were treated in hospital for injuries following a shooting on Court Street last night when several shots were fired on the block between Dundonald and Elliot Street.
Chief Inspector Arthur Glasford said early this morning it was "...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Royal Gazette received dozens of good luck messages for triathlete Flora Duffy, who is one of the medal favourites for the women’s event at the Tokyo Olympics tonight.
Ms Duffy, whose race starts at 6.30pm Bermuda time, is the Commonwealth G...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Nadine Dillas looked out with visible pride at the crowds enjoying the music and browsing outdoor stalls at yesterday’s Court Street Festival.
“We have made it happen,” said the member of the group Empowered Shopping Village, which organised the eve...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A top Bermudian entertainer whose singing career spanned more than half a century was remembered as a natural performer dedicated to promoting the island’s music.
Gilbert “Bill” Caisey “made his mark when he was 12 by telling a fib and getting into a...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Government has confirmed that it is acting as guarantor for a controversial loan to fund an energy-saving project at the National Sports Centre.
In the House of Assembly on Friday, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed that Government had...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A maths whiz reached a new personal best and climbed global records after memorising 20,000 digits of Pi.
Troy Ashby, a maths lecturer at Bermuda College, memorised and wrote the digits non-stop for 24 hours, breaking his previous record of 12,000 di...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
