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A Bermuda banknote from the 1960s is expected to sell for thousands of dollars at an online auction next week.
The ₤10 pre-decimalisation bill, printed in 1964, was never circulated and is in almost mint condition.
Auctioneer Dennis Hengeveld, an au...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Bermudian woman who lives in the US has been stranded in Bermuda for nearly three months because of a wait for a passport renewal that left her cut off from her family over Christmas.
Malaika Hayward said on Christmas Eve that she could not bear ha...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who dived into the sea to pull a close friend out of her overturned car said it was a “miracle” that she did not die.
Larry Simmons, 24, added that he was driven by instinct when he and emergency responders pried open the back door of her car b...
DATE: Dec 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Health fears aired over the potential deployment of fifth generation wireless technology in Bermuda are misinformed, a technology and engineering consultant has said.
Patrick Caton spoke in the wake of a consultation period over the introduction of ...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who claimed a Christmas gift was slashed by a Customs officer has demanded changes to import inspections.
Roland Tear said he picked up a package from ZipX on Tuesday morning and found that the contents – a comforter – had been cut.
He added it...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A charity that was struggling to survive through the summer now has a bright future, thanks to overwhelming community support.
Teen Haven saw costs rise steeply as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, while a general lack of fundraising activity affect...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Families rescued a sick turtle stranded on an East End beach yesterday.
Samantha Tyers said she and her family were walking near Fort Hill Bay near the southern end of Cooper’s Island in St David’s just before noon when her children told her there wa...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
King’s Square in St George’s will be empty on New Year’s Eve – but the world will still be able to watch the traditional onion drop.
The Corporation of St George is move its festivities to the internet with an online comedy show featuring Nadanja Bai...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
School closures could be avoided if they were allowed to apply for charter school status and get the right to government grants, an education campaigner has said.
Becky Ausenda, the executive director of the Bermuda Education Network, an organisatio...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The island’s Covid-19 death toll hit double figures over the Christmas holiday after a senior died.
The death last Saturday was the tenth related to coronavirus infection.
Health officials also announced that 20 new coronavirus infections had been di...
DATE: Dec 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes