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An art gallery’s drive to encourage more people to pick up a paint brush by handing out free art supplies to children has proved a hit.
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art organised the “Arts for All” event at its gallery in the Botanical Gardens ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A charity will this month launch a fundraising drive to help impoverished children in Africa get an education.
The Bermuda Overseas Mission has organised a month-long virtual tag February designed to support families in the Mulanje district of Malawi...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The owners of Bermuda’s biggest hotel has paid $11 million to the Government, which stepped in to cover redundancy payments to hundreds of staff after it shut last year, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Westend Properties, a subsidiary of US-based firm ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The East End public have been urged to attend public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the primary school system.
The Government said it wanted to canvas views in St George’s tomorrow and Thursday on controversial plans to reduce the number of ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A salmonella scare has forced the recall of frozen seafood sold by an island supermarket, health officials revealed today.
The 250g mix of king prawns, mussels and squid rings, produced for UK supermarket giants Waitrose and sold only by Supermart on...
DATE: Jan 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A total of eight Customs officers who have racked up 260 years of service between them have been honoured.
Senior Customs Officer Pamelita Webb picked up an award after she notched up 40 years of service.
Terry Ann Smith, also a Senior Customs offic...
DATE: Jan 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
About 90 customers of power firm Belco remained without power this afternoon in the wake of this week’s major storm.
The company said repair crews were working on branch lines and smaller power cuts.
A Belco spokeswoman said: “We would ask customers ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A “small” number of non-residents were able to receive the free Covid-19 vaccine because they weren’t required to prove they lived in Bermuda, the Government admitted.
Health minister Kim Wilson insisted at a press conference on Tuesday that the vacc...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A mother accused of smuggling $700,000 worth of drugs into the island was cleared by a Supreme Court jury yesterday.
Ranae Furbert, 29, burst into tears after she was found not guilty of three drug smuggling charges and three charges of drug possessi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment has been arrested by police.
A police spokesman confirmed that Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley was arrested and bailed in connection with an incident “for which it is anticipated he will soon ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
