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The main branch of Bermuda National Library is expected to reopen tomorrow after a problem with the building’s sewage line is fixed, the head librarian said.
Joanne Brangman said the Queen Street, Hamilton branch closed late last Friday afternoon af...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Warwick Academy is celebrating its most successful university and college acceptance rate in recent history with 98 per cent of graduates achieving their first option, the school said.
A total of 54 of the 55 graduates secured their top choice afte...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Residents in areas around the Marsh Folly composting facility were warned today that they might notice foul smells later this month.
The Ministry of Public Works is to carry out its biannual disposal of septage waste during the week beginning Octobe...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
A woman from Boston on what she reckoned was her 50th visit to the island said yesterday that it was her “happy place”.
Marcia Sturtevant, 72, first booked a holiday in Bermuda in 1969 with her husband, Barry, and after that she became hooked.
Ms Stu...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Work to restore one of the island’s East End parks is scheduled to continue tomorrow.
The St George’s Foundation has teamed up with the Department of Parks, airport operator Skyport, the St George’s Rotary Club and the Meyer Group to clear the area a...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two prison inmates admitted an assault on a prison officer more than two years ago.
Mikiel Thomas, 22, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to an assault on David Lawes that caused him bodily harm.
His co-accused, Josef Smith, 32, admitted ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An American woman stranded in Bermuda because of the Covid-19 pandemic has applied to move back to the island through the Government’s “digital nomad” work programme.
Sadie Millard, a Wall Street broker from Manhattan, said that she was stuck on the ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Bermudian man has been jailed for more than three years in England after he admitted threatening two people with an imitation shotgun.
Jahkiel Samuels, 35, pleaded guilty in Nottingham Crown Court to a charge of possessing an imitation firearm with...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Simple acts of kindness can ease the stress of an unprecedented year, the health minister said yesterday.
Kim Wilson, speaking at an event to mark last Saturday’s end of Mental Health Awareness Week, appealed to the public to continue the event’s the...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A pioneer traffic police officer from the first days of radar speed traps on the roads has died.
Former Sergeant Thomas “Mike” Kelly, who died last month, aged 87, earned the nickname “Yorkie” along with two members of his team, all of whom originall...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer