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Robberies connected with items going up for sale on social media have prompted a warning from police.
A spokesman said there had “recently been a number of incidents” where people who met up at an agreed location to complete their sale were instead r...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Half Marathon Derby Committee today announced a donation of $25,000 to assist the community through challenges brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. At a time when thousands would have lined the streets to cheer on runners from Somerset to B...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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Other
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Press Release
Garbage normally collected on Friday will be collected on Saturday, as a result of the Bermuda Day holiday.
Areas impacted are Smith’s, east of Devil’s Hole, and all of Hamilton Parish and St George’s, except the Olde Towne.
The Ministry of Public W...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Images are being circulated depicting the victim and accused in a sexual offence now before the courts, according to police.
A spokesman advised that producing or sharing images identifying either party in the offence was a crime subject to a fine of...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Saltus Athletics Department have been hard at work creating several fun fitness challenges to keep students, staff and families active during the work and learn from home period.
The first activity was a 30-Day Fitness Challenge and encouraged e...
DATE: May 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
A Hamilton shoe store has closed its doors.
Connections Shoes, based at 5 Burnaby Street, staged the last day of its closing-down sale yesterday, according to its Facebook page.
Its owner, who also owns the Connections Boutique on Court Street, which...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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Other
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A man rode his bike into a police officer and a parked car in an attempt to escape arrest over the weekend.
A police spokesman said the incident happened after the rider tried to evade a police checkpoint.
He added: “A short chase ensued during which...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
People miss the social whirl of bars and restaurants after the coronavirus shutdown — but have spent more time on phone and video chats with friends and family, a survey has revealed.
About two thirds of people polled — 66 per cent — admitted they mi...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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The owner of a natural deodorant business said yesterday she did not think her firm would have survived without the backing of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation.
Surlena Smith, who runs PondaPits, said sales went into a major slump after t...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
A Bermudian broadcaster who broke down barriers in the 1960s on the airwaves of New York City was a pioneer, her family said yesterday.
Grennell Bassett Harris, who died in the US last week, earlier earned the nickname “Auntie Nell” as the host of ch...
DATE: May 26, 2020
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