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A comedy special about a nun who teaches at a Catholic school starring two American comedians will help raise funds for a private school’s emergency bursary fund.
Denise Fennel said that she was honoured to share the spotlight tonight with Maripat Do...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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The Royal Bermuda Regiment has pushed back its July Recruit Camp because of the coronavirus crisis.
A RBR spokesman said the camp would be held in September with limited numbers and “appropriate precautions”, including Covid-19 testing.
Another recru...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Mad Hatters Restaurant and the Bermuda Fudge Company have teamed up to offer kerbside delivery of the sweet treat.
Sarah Burrows, the owner of the Dockyard-based fudge makers, said she was forced to look at new ways to generate revenue after the Covi...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
Matt Francis and Somers Carr, of The Blind Pig Cocktail Company, had a busy summer planned.
Their cocktail catering business was almost fully booked, but the Covid-19 pandemic put the drinks business on ice.
Mr Francis said: “We do a lot of corporate...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.
The first episode of Ocean Diaries went online this week as part of a collaboration between the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s bluebird season is in full swing and people with nesting boxes must do their part to keep their tenants healthy and safe, an expert has said.
Christian Chin-Gurret, the founder of bird box builders Happy Bird Co, said the company had mad...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hundreds of people linked up online for the first virtual Bermuda Day celebration yesterday.
Residents and viewers from overseas logged on to Facebook to watch footage of previous parades, interviews with stars who took centre stage or people who wor...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
A man who led police on a high-speed chase to escape a warrant has been banned from the roads for 18 months.
Che Pennyman, 49, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failure to stop for police and riding an auxiliary cycle without a lice...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new culture and heritage website was launched by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs on the eve of Bermuda Day.
The site will serve as a central point for information about events, programmes, and education.
Lovitta Foggo, the communit...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Jonathan Bell
The health minister tonight praised “the majority of residents” for their responsible behaviour after 230 Covid-19 test results came back clear.
But Kim Wilson reminded the public to continue to wear masks and keep a safe distance from others in publ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter