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A woman driver whose car veered off the road and landed upside down in the ocean last night is being treated for minor injuries, police said yesterday.
A police spokesman said that the 28-year-old driver sustained minor injuries to her leg as well as...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The PTA president at Port Royal Primary School has expressed shock and disappointment at the news it may be closed.
Port Royal Primary is one of nine primary schools facing closure as part of government proposals to overhaul the public education syst...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A call for new blood donors has been made after donations were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bermuda Blood Donor Centre team asked residents to “give the gift of life” and become a blood donor “even if they have not donated before”.
A Ber...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Travellers coming to Bermuda from New York will be able to take a pre-travel Covid-19 saliva test from the start of next year.
The oral swab is an alternative to nasal swab testing, and will be provided by OpenClear, a testing service based in Manha...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students and staff at Northlands Primary School have been working all month to spread Christmas cheer in the community.
The month began with the release of the song Christmas Time, by the Northlands School Choir, which has been playing frequently on...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veterinary office said they were in awe yesterday after a pair of good Samaritans used a Christmas gift voucher drive to pay for the veterinarian bills of 11 pet owners.
Lucy Richardson, of CedarTree Vets, said that a client purchased $300 worth of...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two Paget Primary School pupils were the lucky recipients of gifts provided by the Bermuda Police Service recently.
Maciah Tucker, six, and Timaii Davis, nine, met Community Policing Division officers at the school as part of the service’s “Give a C...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian animator will test the waters for his new project with a Christmas special to air this weekend.
Tashel Bean, 26, said that a holiday-themed pilot episode for his new sitcom Bermuda Shorts will air tonight and on Christmas Day on Channel 8...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man and a woman denied involvement in an alleged $65,000 money laundering scheme.
Judah Roberts, 25, from Smith’s, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday to the transfer of $65,000 in cash that he knew or suspected was the proceeds of ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Smith’s school got a learning boost with a gift of 30 laptops from the Green family, owners of the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club.
The computers, for writing, data analysis and art, were delivered to the Whitney Institute Middle School last week,...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell