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A group launched to encourage people to get active donated a bench at a beauty spot to mark the organisation’s 30th anniversary.
The Walking Club of Bermuda arranged for the seat to be installed at Spanish Point Park in Pembroke.
Lovette Tannock, the...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A pair of Uighur men brought to Bermuda from a US jail in Cuba have said they hoped to move to Canada to be with their families.
Salahidin Abdulahad and Khalil Mamut have asked for permission to follow their wives and children to Canada.
But the Cana...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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News
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts continued yesterday to change a US health agency’s assessment of Covid-19 risk in Bermuda, particularly as it affected people travelling to the United States.
The US Consulate said it was in talks with the US Centres for Disease Control and P...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Supreme Court has sunk a lawsuit over the failed sale of a refurbished boat.
Sean DeSilva had offered Adam Gibbons and Ryan Heyrana the “all-inclusive” price of $15,000 to bring in the 1979 20ft Aquasport centre console from Florida, and give it ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A specialist school has been transformed into a “mathematical planetarium” to encourage pupils to reach for the stars.
The walls at Planet Math’s buildings in Hamilton and St George are now covered in artwork, including images of galaxies and planets...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A mother who suffered serious injuries after her motorbike was in collision with a police car has vowed she will get back on her feet after the accident left her unable to walk without assistance.
Devina Burgess suffered multiple injuries in the inc...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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