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A massed orchestra performance slated for St George today has been moved indoors because of the risk of heavy rain.
The concert, which was to have involved the Bermuda Youth Orchestra, the Royal Bermuda Regiment Band & Corps of Drums and the String C...
DATE: Nov 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two new coronavirus cases were confirmed today.
The Ministry of Health said that both are residents – one symptomatic and one asymptomatic – with no history of travel.
One of the positive cases has a close contact that is associated with a school who...
DATE: Nov 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Schools around the island celebrated World Children’s Day yesterday and raised money for a charity devoted to the welfare of families.
The youngsters wore blue to mark the UN’s drive to better the lives of children around the world – and helped rais...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A child sex offender jailed for 18 months will not get a heavier sentence, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.
Cindy Clarke, for the Crown, argued that Chez Rogers should serve at least three years after he was convicted on charges of luring and hav...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new tenant is expected to take on the lease to run a beachside café at Horseshoe Bay.
The Rum Bum Beach Bar was managed by South Beach Ltd on behalf of Chops Ltd, which won the tender in 2016.
But Chris Montgomery, a director at South Beach, said t...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two murderers and a third man jailed for attempted murder have won the right to appeal their convictions in what was said to be a potential landmark decision.
The ruling by the Court of Appeal yesterday came in the wake of changes to the law on jury ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Talks to end industrial action by union workers on Hamilton docks remained deadlocked last night.
Warren Jones, the chief executive of Polaris Holding Company, the parent company of Stevedoring Services, said there had been “no resolution” after 32 d...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drive-by event will be held next week to celebrate a woman’s 107th birthday.
Louise Franks, a patient in the King Edward VII Hospital’s long term care unit, will mark the day next Monday.
Capri Smith, the unit’s activities supervisor, and her team ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The show must go on – but with a difference next year.
That’s the message from organiser’s of the Bermuda Festival, which has undergone a major revamp, in part due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event, which normally takes place from Jan...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Saltus Grammar School lower primary pupils will have to quarantine after a youngster in Year 1 was in contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus, the health department revealed today.
Deryn Lavell, the head of school, told parents ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Health
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