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The steps of City Hall in Hamilton offered a welcome return to the stage yesterday for singer Joy T Barnum.
Ms Barnum kicked off the Creatives Live! series from the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs with an hour’s music based on St Valenti...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Parliamentary watchdog held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee met days before the House of Assembly is scheduled to return next Friday after its Christmas break.
Newly-appointed members of the PAC held t...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Non-residents who were given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine despite not being eligible will get the second shot, the Government said today.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said: “There were only a few, and two persons are long term visito...
DATE: Feb 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police and transport control officials will join forces for a crackdown on roads violations on Monday and Tuesday, it was announced today.
A police spokesman said officers and Transport Control Department staff would be operating in the east and west...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A historic home and museum has closed for renovations designed to make it more welcoming to visitors.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda National Trust said Verdmont, in Smith’s, was expected to be shut until the spring for installation of a security and ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died.
James E Smith was 82.
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Bermuda’s newest hotel has started to take bookings in advance of its opening later in the year.
The Marriot website highlighted the St Regis Hotel in St George’s as a “haven of oceanfront elegance” steps away from St Catherine’s Beach.
The website t...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to turn a derelict Government building into a boutique guesthouse have been given the green light by planners.
The project was recommended for approval by the Department of Planning, which said the change would be a benefit to the area.
The pl...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have investigated a report of shots fired at a house - but found no evidence to confirm a weapon was used.
A Bermuda Police Service spokesman said officers responded yesterday after they were told several shots were fired at a home in Harlem H...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A car park on Front Street will be partly closed while a barrier system is installed.
A City of Hamilton spokeswoman said work at the Number 5 car park will start on or about February 22 and continue until April.
The new barrier system will be simila...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter