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Swings at a popular Shelly Bay park have been removed after being repeatedly damaged.
A resident complained earlier this year that an infant swing at the park had multiple missing rivets which created a potential safety hazard.
The swing was repaired...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Improvements in accountability are underway at the National Sports Centre after it failed to meet financial reporting obligations.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Recreation, spoke on developments at the centre as senators passed the ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda recorded 21 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday, bringing the number of active cases up to 417.
The new cases signalled a slowdown in new cases after more than 100 cases were recorded on Sunday and Monday.
But the number of people in hospital ro...
DATE: Mar 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Garbage normally collected on Friday - a public holiday - will be picked up on Saturday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said: “Due to the Good Friday holiday, garbage normally collected on that day will be collected on Saturday.
“As a ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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It’s an amazing shot, starry skies, the bright lights of Hamilton and a lone cloud, apparently right above the Belco stacks.
It was taken last week by Christina Hutchings who said: “The cloud caught my eye because it was the only cloud in the clear a...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Some seniors in rest homes have yet to be vaccinated because their children have refused to give consent.
David Burt, the Premier, said in an online conversation about the pandemic on Sunday he was saddened by the number of people who have failed to ...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A founding member and former president of the Bermuda Zoological Society who steered the finances of the Aquarium has died at 92.
An avid golfer, Eric Clee also served as president of Hamilton Rotary Club in the 1990s, as well as the Probus Club, whi...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
A gun and a bullet were among the historic finds made during a recent renovation of one of Bermuda’s oldest buildings.
The discovery was made at Verdmont, in Smith’s, by Bermuda National Trust staff.
The extensively corroded bullet was found in one o...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
United Airlines is to resume daily flights to Bermuda from Newark, US, in early May.
The flights were suspended owing to Covid-19.
Glenn Jones, interim chief executive at the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said: “This announcement echoes what we’ve bee...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has urged companies interested in bringing vertical farming to Bermuda to step forward through a new request for information.
The RFI calls for expressions of interest for parties who want to launch a commercial vertical farming op...
DATE: Mar 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes