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Stanley Lowe, Bermuda’s first black Speaker of the House of Assembly, died on Sunday aged 82.
The Royal Gazette has reproduced this video that was recorded by CITV to celebrate him reaching the milestone of 40 years as a Progressive Labour Party poli...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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News Staff
Bermuda is again being asked to “make some noise” at 5pm today in tribute to Bermuda’s essential workers.
The event is the second organised by the Fairmont Southampton, spread on social media.
A spokesman for the hotel said the initiative was intende...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police warned they will be on the lookout for drink drivers after the shelter in place regulations are eased tomorrow.
The service said that many people would be in “celebratory mode” with the end of the four-week lockdown.
But Assistant Commissio...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Crime
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Donald Lottimore, the president of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress, urged against going back to business as usual after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Lottimore said Bermuda must be run for people and not for profit in a statement released to mark Intern...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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The COVID-19 crisis may have changed the way the Island will Relay For Life this year. Still, it has not stopped the mission of Bermuda Relay to raise funds to support access to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and support, provided by B...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Press Release
The Ministry of Tourism and Transport’s Transport Control Department (TCD) reminds the public that both the North Street and Rockaway facilities will resume operations on Monday, May 4, opening from 8:00am to 4:00pm. The TCD Southside facility remain...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Health
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Press Release
Books, newspapers and electronic devices kept customers occupied as they queued to use a bank on Front Street yesterday.
People wearing face masks and coverings waited in lines to get into HSBC’s Harbourview Centre.
A spokeswoman for the bank said: “...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A severe weather warning has been issued for overnight tonight, the Minister of National Security said this afternoon.
Wayne Caines said that the Bermuda Weather Service made the advisory.
He explained: “The BWS indicated that over the course of this...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda-based Legal & General Reinsurance (“L&G Re”) today launched the ‘Lighthouse Connect’ fund at the Bermuda Community Foundation in partnership with the Mirrors Programme to raise funds to provide free laptops to all Bermuda public school studen...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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Education
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Press Release
The City of Hamilton has explained how it will gradually reinstate services when the island leaves the shelter in place period.
A spokeswoman said that the City will “continue to follow the Government’s lead” as Bermuda makes its way into the first o...
DATE: May 01, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter