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A former Bermuda pastor, Silvester Beaman, has been elected and consecrated a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
David Burt, the Premier, congratulated Bishop Beaman, who formerly served at St Paul AME Church in Hamilton, and Bethel AM...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A local limo service started to turn heads this weekend as their new Tesla Model X electric car hit the road.
Sam Mathews Jr, who runs Piece of the Rock Limo Service with his father, said: “We have had people jump out of their cars to take pictures a...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Three men appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of conspiring to smuggle more than $3.6 million worth of cannabis.
Zachary Morris, 27, Mikkail Crockwell, 31, and Eugene Ball, 28, were all charged with the offence, which was alleged to have...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda has to “address its aversion to immigration” and also find ways to encourage highly educated Bermudians who have emigrated to return, according to economist Craig Simmons.
That’s because it has an ageing population which is failing produce e...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Detours continue on bus routes one and three, the Department of Public Transportation has advised.
The route diversion is owing to road works in the Shark Hole Hill and Harrington Sound Road areas.
Route one buses will continue to travel up Collect...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest recruits have been praised for their dedication to duty after they passed the halfway mark of two weeks of basic training.
Governor Rena Lalgie, who is Commander-in-Chief of the RBR, visited the 22 new soldiers and...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An environmental drive to create a coastal red mangrove forest on Trunk Island has been boosted by a $125,000 donation from Aspen Bermuda.
Aspen will give $25,000 a year over five years to support the Bermuda Zoological Society project on the Harrin...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
City Hall will be closed for facility upgrades from Friday to Sunday.
The closure includes the Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda Society of Arts.
As part of the upgrades, the power will be turned off in the building as technicians replace ma...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Government benefit programme for Bermudians left unemployed by Covid-19 will continue to be offered until May 2022, the Government has announced.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said a recent labour force survey had highlighted the impact of...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Economic Investment Certificate scheme has sparked more than $30 million of investment into the island since its inception.
The programme, which opened on March 1, allows foreign nationals to reside in Bermuda for five years provided that they in...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes