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A 21-year-old world debate champion who launched his own public speaking firm has been announced as Bermuda’s latest Rhodes Scholar.
Kenza Wilks, of Pembroke, said he had to re-read his announcement letter a few times before realising it was safe to ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Hamilton Princess Hotel has marked Christmas with a ten-foot replica of its landmark moongate crafted from gingerbread.
The sculpture took a team of chefs 14 days to create.
The replica - which weighs more than 400lbs - is the centrepiece in the ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda logged five new coronavirus cases yesterday out of 682 test results for the illness, bringing the number of active cases to 47.
There are nine cases under investigation, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health said.
Two of the cases, both as...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Container ships Oleander and Bermuda Islander arrived on the island this morning to deliver much needed supplies.
The schedules of both vessels were disrupted because of industrial action last week by dock-workers. As a result grocery stores began to...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police officers will be training in Devonshire today, the public has been told.
The exercise is expected to involve “loud noise”.
A Bermuda Police Service spokeswoman said: “Please be advised that the Bermuda Police Service will be conducting a live ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The BHS Holiday Bazaar planned for December 5 was cancelled in an effort to keep the BHS community Covid free during the recent uptick in cases, however shoppers can now find all the vendor details online with links to their product websites.
A schoo...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Grocery stores are suffering from a shortage of fresh produce as a result of last week’s disruptions at Hamilton Docks.
But retailers are confident that stocks will be replenished later today following the arrival of two container ships.
The disrupti...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An East End school will be shut for the rest of the week in the wake of a potential exposure to Covid-19.
Ayoola Oyinloye, Bermuda’s Chief Medical Officer, tonight said teachers, students and staff at Clearwater Middle School in St David’s should ge...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A high-profile lawyer wanted for questioning by the Bermuda Police Service is expected to face extradition proceedings to the island after he was arrested in the United States.
Justin Williams, whose Pembroke home was raided by police in November las...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government is to foot the legal bill for any court action over its bailout of laid-off Fairmont Southampton Hotel workers.
This was revealed yesterday in the Government’s extensive loan agreement with the hundreds of ex-staff who lost their jobs ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell